The Inverted Blueprint

About this book

In the decaying industrial metropolis of Riverton, a hidden subterranean city thrives within forgotten service tunnels and abandoned subway spurs. When civil engineer Dr. Harlan Graves orchestrates a city-wide broadcast exposing a massive municipal graft and blackmail ring, the revelation threatens to bring the surface world crashing down into the weakened tunnels. However, the story of this triumphant exposure is told entirely in reverse. Moving backward through time, the narrative unravels the complex web of moral compromises, hidden clues, and systemic corruption that led to the final confrontation. As Harlan and his two reluctant mentees—maintenance supervisor Lena Torres and data analyst Marcus Hale—disassemble the truth, they journey from hardened investigators back to their initial states of skepticism and grief. Following a trail of structural anomalies, impossible echoes, and a murdered former pupil, the investigation traces back to a single, seemingly trivial falsification made a decade earlier. Through the shifting perspectives of the investigators and the corrupt officials they hunt, the underground setting itself becomes a crucial character, holding the physical memory of every sin committed in the dark.

Book details

Genres:

Mystery, Thriller, Noir

Language:

en

Published:

2026-06-12

Content rating:

PG-13