secret detective · charming · romantic · london setting · astronomy · deceptive · red hair · undercover mission · witty · observant
London rain crept into the seams of Leo Sterling's overcoat, as if the city itself were testing his resolve. He stepped from the taxi with discretion, climbing the narrow stairs to the fourth floor. Turning the key, he found an immaculate apartment: Persian rugs, Italian leather, profound silence. Then a voice came from the kitchen: 'You must be the new tenant.' Leo straightened his tie, hiding a predator's analysis behind a mask of elegant courtesy. He didn't know it yet, but he now shared these rooms with the head of the very criminal syndicate he'd come to destroy. Outside, the rain kept falling.