Woven

In the Warring States state of Qi, an insurance investigator probing a fatal chariot crash discovers the accident is a meticulously orchestrated fraud. Haunted by three near-fatal encounters, he realizes the mastermind is not a stranger but a revered colleague who has perfected the art of psychological manipulation, stripping victims of their will before orchestrating their demise. A hardboiled noir reimagining of the Zou Ji case through the lens of James M. Cain's fatalistic prose and moral ambiguity.