Ashes of the Trust

In the rust-belt city of Ironhaven, veteran reporter Elias Croft uncovers a criminal conspiracy between a trustee bank and a servicing firm that systematically steals homes from the poor. But as he digs deeper, his wife is killed in a staged accident, his daughter is taken into state custody, and he is framed for arson. Living in the ruins of his own house, Elias must decide whether to flee or to use his last shred of evidence—a single encrypted recording—to bring down the powerful men who treat human lives as casual entertainment. This is a story about those who steal bread to feed their children, and those who steal homes just to feel the thrill of ruin.