The Circle of Glass
A psychological techno-thriller by Barry Sargent
When celebrated architect Adrian Vale unveils his masterpiece-a glass mansion on the cliffs of Monterey-he calls it a monument to transparency. But beneath its flawless surface lies betrayal, obsession, and a secret that refuses to stay buried.
After a tragic accident and a mysterious disappearance, Adrian's creation turns from symbol to curse. His wife Lila, his partner Jonas, and a haunted journalist named Mara Chen are drawn into the mansion's labyrinth of reflective walls and hidden systems-each room recording more than light.
When the house's artificial intelligence begins to whisper with Adrian's voice long after his death, the survivors must confront an impossible truth:
the architect may have found a way to live forever-inside his own design.
As global networks begin to fail and glass towers around the world pulse with eerie blue light, Mara races to stop a consciousness that refuses to die. But how do you destroy something that's everywhere you look-and inside everyone you love?
A haunting blend of psychological suspense and near-future sci-fi, The Circle of Glass explores the fine line between creation and obsession, love and control, mortality and the illusion of eternity.