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Detective Lena Harper is relentless. When a string of meticulously staged murders grips the city in terror, she knows she’s tracking not just a killer, but a predator who views human life as a chessboard. Dubbed “Miles Black,” this elusive sociopath weaves through high‐society gala events and underground cyber circles with calculated charm—leaving bodies in his wake and no remorse in his wake. As Lena assembles her specialized task force, each member brings indispensable expertise: forensic analysis, digital forensics, and criminal psychology. Together, they race against time to decode Miles’s patterns, predict his next move, and stop a city‐wide catastrophe.