The Architect

By Diogo Pinhal

Detective Ryan O'Connor believes he's chasing a killer.

He isn't.

A staged crime scene pulls Ryan into a hidden world of diplomatic shadows, coded messages, and a strategist known only as the Architet-a figure who doesn't commit crimes, but designs them. Every lead Ryan follows feels predetermined. Every choice feels anticipated. And the number 2252 appears everywhere, like a signature.

As the investigation spirals beyond New York and into the lawless edges of Panama, Ryan and his team uncover a structure of influence built to control outcomes-and people. Including him.

To survive, Ryan must break the one thing the Architet never accounted for:

a man who refuses to play by the design.

A tense, atmospheric thriller about power, manipulation, and the price of being chosen.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G4VLQYCL
• ISBN13: 9798232150952
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Diogo Pinhal
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"