MARIETTA, GA - Author’s Tranquility Press announces the release of The Velvet Trap, a compelling new thriller by Arthur Day that masterfully intertwines multiple lives upended by one man's hidden legacy. When a lonely miser dies, his attic secret sets off a cascade of violence, suspicion, and desperate choices that leave a community forever changed.
Sam Pilot died as he lived: alone, feared, and rich. His nephew Eddie's task to clear the decaying estate uncovers a satchel of cash, a ticket to freedom that quickly becomes a death warrant. A roadside confrontation leaves Eddie dead, the money missing, and construction worker Ted Blount caught at the scene, his hands stained and his story unconvincing.
While Sheriff Buckmaster pieces together the bloody puzzle, private investigator Dianne Vargas is pulled into another crisis: the disappearance of a senator's teenage daughter. From Hartford's political mansions to the shadowy bars of the fictional town of Rockmarsh, her search exposes the rot beneath polished surfaces. As Ted Blount himself vanishes, his blind wife Emma confronts a growing dread, and the lines between the two cases blur into one terrifying truth: some fortunes are cursed, and some traps are baited with velvet.
Beneath its gripping mystery, The Velvet Trap confronts darker social realities, including exploitation and white slavery, exposing how power, greed, and silence allow such evils to thrive beneath respectable façades.
Arthur Day crafts a narrative both expansive and intimate, weaving together a large, vivid cast; each carrying their own blindness, grief, or greed into a single tightening knot of suspense. The Velvet Trap is more than a mystery; it is a deep exploration of consequence, the roads not taken, and the secrets that demand payment in blood.
For readers who relish intricate plotting, morally complex characters, and a pace that refuses to relent, this novel delivers on every front. It is a story about what we do when no one is watching and how the past always finds a way to collect.
The Velvet Trap is now available in Hardcover, Paperback, and eBook formats on Amazon and through major book retailers.
About the Author
Arthur Day is a skilled storyteller with a gift for building believable worlds and breathing life into flawed, compelling characters. His prose is sharp, his insight into human nature is keen, and his ability to sustain suspense marks him as a distinctive voice in contemporary thriller fiction.
About Author’s Tranquility Press
Author’s Tranquility Press is a respected publishing and author services house dedicated to bringing powerful stories and unique voices to readers everywhere. They are proud to present Arthur Day's gripping novel to a wide audience.
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