The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery (2026-)

New York City, 1941. A unique artifact has vanished from the Museum of Natural History: an ancient anvil linked to the power of Hephaestus. The only man with the background to trace it is Ezra Cain, a private investigator whose past as an archaeology student now defines his present. His search collides with the arrival of a shadowy sect known as the Brutal Dark. They operate in the city with resources and technology that defy all known science, their objective clear. Cain’s investigation becomes a desperate race through rain-slicked streets and forgotten archives, his willingness to take a beating now his primary asset against a force preparing to reshape the world.