Publisher's Synopsis
The Scarlet Enigma
Some histories are written in ink. Others are rewritten in blood.
London is a city of stories, layered in centuries of forgotten truths. But no one knows this better than Felix Marlowe, a journalist obsessed with unearthing the past-until the past starts unearthing him.
It begins with a red jacket.
An antique shop in Soho. A relic of another time. The moment Felix slips it on, his world shifts-visions of 19th-century London flood his mind, whispers of a lost magical society ripple through the air, and history begins to rewrite itself around him.
The jacket once belonged to the Ardent Circle, a secret brotherhood of scholars and sorcerers who defied the Veilkeepers-the shadowy organisation that has spent centuries erasing all traces of dangerous magic from the world. The Circle's greatest experiment, Red Sorcery, was thought to be lost forever.
Until now.
Felix soon learns that the jacket isn't just an artefact. It's a key. A living memory. A piece of an unfinished spell that could rewrite history itself. And someone else wants it back.
Hunted by the Veilkeepers and stalked by figures who seem to know his fate better than he does, Felix races through a city where the past bleeds into the present-where hidden libraries hold books that can erase names from existence, where forgotten doorways lead to sanctuaries frozen in time, and where a single choice can unravel reality.
But as Felix pieces together the truth, he discovers something even more unsettling-his own name is missing from history.
Who is Felix Marlowe?
Why does the jacket recognise him?
And has he been chasing the past, or has the past been chasing him?
A Story of Time, Memory, and Magic
The Scarlet Enigma is a genre-blending urban fantasy mystery with elements of psychological thriller and historical noir. Told through a cinematic, atmospheric lens, the novel weaves together:
- A Reality-Bending Mystery - Felix's investigation into the Ardent Circle unravels not just history, but his own existence.
- A Secret War Over Magic - The Veilkeepers control what is remembered. The Ardent Circle fought to preserve knowledge. And Felix, caught between them, holds the last piece of the puzzle.
- A Thriller of Lost Identity - As Felix digs deeper, his memories begin to shift. Is he the historian, or the story being rewritten?
- A Haunting, Gothic London - Hidden bookshops, forgotten archives, underground sanctuaries, and flickering streetlamps guide Felix through a city where the past refuses to stay buried.
But at the heart of it all lies a single, chilling question-
Is Felix rewriting history?
Or has he already been rewritten?
The First Rule of Red Sorcery:
Nothing can be changed without a price.
Felix is about to learn just how much he's willing to pay.
And as he does, a shadow watches him from the crowd.
A man wearing the same red jacket.
A man with his face.
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