The scent of silence

In the shadows of 1920s Chicago, the truth doesn't hide in what you see-it lingers in what you breathe.

Robert Adom is a man living in a world of total darkness. A veteran who lost his sight in the Great War, he was left with a haunting compensation: a sense of smell so acute it borders on the supernatural. To Adom, every emotion has a fragrance, and every lie carries a distinct, pungent rot. He doesn't just solve crimes; he inhales the secrets people think they've buried.

When a high-profile...