The current, in-process novel concerns the protagonist from my first,
Falsework: A Valediction. That protagonist, Ariel, has been asked by a family friend in Hamburg to look into lurid accusations made against his son. The son, Erik, is a happening
Bundesliga (professional soccer) midfielder. Any allegations made public will be broadcast in seconds by international media, threatening to close down Erik’s career. The accusations are sordid enough, but when remains, of the women involved in the alleged affair, are found, very dead on the steps of a 400-year-old bank—tied to the Hanseatic League…Ariel has history, malice, and reputations to cut through.