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The Glass Alibi
The story opens at the "Aurora" penthouse, where DCI Michael Davis and DI Rachel Vance find the body of Gareth Howell, the CEO of Cymru-Tech. Howell appears to have died peacefully in his chair, but Davis discovers a professional "surgical" puncture mark at the base of his skull—the work of a paralytic agent. The only clue is a single, heavy-duty glass marble with a deep purple swirl, placed perfectly on the rug.
Sean Edwards was the "Prince of the Pier"—a man who turned Swansea’s skyline into his personal bank account. But at Baste, the city's most exclusive restaurant, his reign comes to a silent, violent end.
When DCI Michael Davis and DI Rachel Vance arrive at the scene, they find a body with no wounds, no poison, and no witnesses. The only clue is a glass of Bordeaux vibrating in perfect, geometric circles. Edwards wasn't just murdered; he was shattered from the inside out by a sound the human ear can’t even detect.
To catch the killer, Davis and Vance must bridge the gap between "old-school" intuition and cutting-edge physics. Their hunt leads them from the glass towers of the tech elite to the rusted furnaces of the city's industrial past. But as Aris Thorne—a genius pushed to the brink—prepares to trigger the "God Note," the detectives realize that in Swansea, the most dangerous thing you can do is listen.
In a city built on echoes, the truth is about to scream.