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Every day, for the next five weekdays, you’ll receive an installment from a complete adventure story. No fluff. No filler. Just clean, character-driven suspense designed to move you — one small moment at a time

A thief without a face. A detective who won't let go. A rivalry neither of them fully understands.

A pattern of impossible robberies has haunted Europe for years. Only detective Theo Moreau sees the truth: the crimes aren’t the work of a syndicate, but the design of a single brilliant thief known only as Le Fantôme.

When Le Fantôme strikes again, Theo finally gets his chance to salvage his name. But in a world where perception is not reality, his determination may be clouding his judgement.

Taut, character-driven, and layered with psychological tension, The Mastermind explores the thin boundaries between perception and reality, justice and obsession, trust and betrayal—told in sharp, daily five-minute chapters.

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A complete short adventure delivered over five weekdays
Each day's chapter is long enough to matter, short enough to fit your life
A story crafted to make you feel something — tension, wonder, meaning
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Deepwood Fiction House
Created by Adrian Vale