Gilded Graves

In the shadowed principality of Ostavia, Brother Ezra Thorne serves the Holy See as a keeper of miracles. When his infant niece dies and his brother is executed for "Demonic Tremor Syndrome"—a diagnosis crafted by the Church's medical council—Ezra's faith shatters. He uncovers a vast conspiracy where salvation is auctioned, relics are chemical frauds, and executions are merely balance-sheet adjustments. In the tradition of Lei Mi's dark psychological crime fiction, Ezra transforms from a pious archivist into an avenging purifier, proving that in this era, gold is the most faithful creed and the cheapest epitaph.