NEON NIGHTS, UNDERHANDED SCHEMES: A DETECTIVE'S STORY

The city pulsated with a million secrets. A place where darkness clung to the corners and fortune glittered like broken promises. I, Jack Harper, wasn't your average cop. My office was a dimly lit hole above a dive bar and my tools weren't handcuffs or a badge, but a sharp eye and a knack for sniffing out deception. The phone jangled, its shrill cr