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Melancholy's Cage: The Scapegoat
Paperback
Series: Success by Choice
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 24 2026
Pages: 198
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.42 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
BY JOHN INALEGWU UMORU
What happens when your name becomes your prison, and your innocence is the only thing the world refuses to believe?
Smith John Adakole is a man of integrity, a quiet life, and deep devotion to his family. But everything shatters the moment he is arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department. The charge? Being the ruthless leader of The Blood Shedders, the country's most dreaded armed robbery gang.
The only evidence against him is a tragic coincidence: his initials, S.J.A., match those of the true monster, Smith Jim Adders.
While the real criminals hide in plain sight, camouflaging themselves in society, Adakole is thrown into a torture cage of administrative neglect and public scorn. As the wheels of justice turn with a careless and deadly indifference, Adakole watches from behind bars as his world is systematically dismantled: his property is seized, his reputation is denatured, and a series of heartbreaking tragedies claims the lives of those he loves most.
Melancholy's Cage is a haunting psychological drama that exposes the irrefutable truth: when justice is taken lightly, it is the innocent who pay the ultimate price. In this second installment of the Success by Choice Series, John Inalegwu Umoru delivers a masterclass in suspense and sorrow, challenging us to look past the initials of a man to find the truth of his soul.
A story of broken hearts, missed chances, and the ultimate search for vindication. Enter the cage and witness the cost of a stolen identity.
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