The Pendulum Swings Back

Behind Lucia's closed eyes, the images refuse to fade: Hermann's funeral, the arrest of Joachim Renz, whispered threats from Mrs. Gross, and the scandal that shattered her husband's reputation. A journey to the Congo, meant to bring clarity, only deepens the shadows. And then-the gunshots in the garage.

Too much. Too fast. Too cruelly intertwined.

None of it was her doing.

And yet, in a twist of fate, Lucia stood at the center of it all.

Now, widowed and alone, she inherits Metallica-a powerful...