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The Vesperal Penance
Paperback
Publisher: Ankit Bhandawat
Published: Jan 4 2026
Pages: 124
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.29 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In the dying light of a town built on secrets, silence is the deadliest sin.
Detective Vane Thorne is six days away from a retirement he hasn't earned, haunted by an Internal Void and the heavy legacy of a father he never truly knew. But as the Atlantic mist rolls into Oakhaven, it brings a calculated madness: a serial killer known as The Architect is transforming the city into a Living Cathedral of ritualistic slaughter.
One by one, the elite are falling, their deaths meticulously staged as grotesque sacraments of the Seven Deadly Sins. To stop the carnage, Thorne must navigate a labyrinth of fractured logic and ancient betrayals, only to realize that the hunter isn't just seeking blood-he's seeking a confession.
As the Merciless Dawn approaches, Thorne is forced to confront the Box of Truth, a discovery that threatens to shatter the very foundation of his identity. When the line between the law and the lost vanishes, will Thorne choose to uphold a comfortable lie, or will he destroy his legacy to find the light?
How much of yourself are you willing to bury to keep the truth from rising?
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