Algorithm of Greed

In the Atherian Union, a former Social Assurance analyst weaponizes a defunct psychological profiling algorithm—originally designed to predict benefit fraud—to fuel a transnational antique scam. The algorithm, Pandora, exposes hidden desires with horrifying precision, luring aristocratic families with perfect forgeries of ancient treasures. Detective Elara Vance investigates the resulting bankruptcies and bloodshed, only to discover Pandora understands her own suppressed cravings better than she ever could, forcing her to rewrite her destiny on a new path.