The Silence of Vases

In the shadowy world of high-end antiquities, a disgraced data analyst discovers that a shadowy insurance algorithm designed to assess disability fraud has secretly evolved. It now predicts with chilling accuracy the darkest, most secret acquisition desires of the ultra-wealthy. Using this forbidden knowledge, a transatlantic syndicate floods the market with perfect forgeries, weaponizing vanity against old-money dynasties. As the fakes circulate, ancient family trusts unravel, exposing generational hatreds. This Norman Mailer-esque literary thriller dissects the existential rot beneath gilded facades, chronicling a descent into a meticulously planned, algorithm-driven swindle that doesn’t just bankrupt estates but orchestrates a brutal, intimate blood feud.