The Policy of Empty Souls

In the Republic of Veredia, insurance investigator Adrian Crowe is called to examine a fatal traffic accident that killed a wealthy magnate. The crash seems straightforward until he uncovers a labyrinth of life insurance policies, a strange subsonic device, and links to the recent Shapour Temple stampede disaster. As he peels back layers of deception, he realizes the accident was an orchestrated fraud designed to control human will. After multiple attempts on his life, Adrian faces the shocking truth: the architect of this psychological enslavement is his own mentor, a legendary claims adjuster who has turned the art of manipulation into a weapon for profit.