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THE SHADOW FILES: BOOK 8

FORGED IN BETRAYAL

In the city of art and deception, the most dangerous forgery is trust

Solène Mercier sees what others miss. As the Louvre's most gifted cryptographic expert and art authenticator, she's built her reputation on an uncanny ability to distinguish genuine masterpieces from near-perfect forgeries. But when her cryptographic signature appears at three seemingly unrelated crime scenes across Paris—a forged painting, a murdered tech CEO, and stolen quantum encryption codes—her world shatters.

Suddenly, the woman who exposes fakes finds herself branded as one.

The Department of Economic Intelligence believes Solène is the key to a plot that could destabilize global markets. Yet as they close in, she makes a staggering discovery: her presumed-dead father is alive—and apparently orchestrating the entire scheme.

Forced into an uneasy alliance with enigmatic DEI agent Marcus Winters, Solène must navigate a treacherous Paris that tourists never see. From hidden chambers beneath the catacombs to exclusive gatherings of the financial elite, every clue leads deeper into a conspiracy decades in the making.

As the daughter of a master forger begins to question everything she's ever known, one devastating truth emerges—her entire life may be her father's most elaborate forgery of all.

With the global economy hanging in the balance and her own identity unraveling, Solène confronts an impossible choice: protect the father who betrayed her or save the world from his devastating endgame.

In this riveting eighth installment of the acclaimed Shadow Files series, bestselling author Rose Sandy weaves a sophisticated tale of deception and revelation. Against the glittering backdrop of the City of Light, shadows run deep, and even the sharpest eyes can be deceived.

Forged in Betrayal is a masterful thriller where nothing is as it appears, and authenticity becomes the most valuable currency of all.