David Sorda has spent his life defending liars.
He just never expected to join them.
When a courtroom shooting ends his life, David wakes in a city that looks disturbingly familiar: judges, clerks, bailiffs, hearing rooms. Only here, the accused are dead. Every soul carries a ledger that records their lies. Every confession feeds a vast mechanism that holds reality together.
Truth isn’t moral here.
It’s fuel.
Recruited as a defense advocate in this afterlife tribunal, David does what he’s always done—he looks for cracks in the case. He challenges evidence. He questions testimony. And slowly, he begins to see something no one else wants to acknowledge:
The system is manipulating the record.
Echoes are edited. Ledgers vanish. Entire souls disappear into something called “Exile.” At the center of it all stands the Architect—the architect of order, of stability, of a structure that claims it must exist to prevent catastrophe.
Because without control, the boundary between worlds will collapse.
But if the foundation of the afterlife is built on a lie, tearing it down could unravel existence itself.
And saving it might require David to become complicit in the very corruption he swore to expose.
In a court where every lie is documented, how far can a defender bend the truth before he becomes the Architect of it?
The Architect’s Lie is a dark, intelligent speculative thriller about power, confession, and the terrifying possibility that some systems survive not because they’re just—but because someone decides they must.
If you like morally complex characters, philosophical tension, and stories that don’t hand you easy answers, this one will stay with you.
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. David Sorda has spent his life defending liars.He just never expected to join them.When a courtroom shooting ends his life, David wakes in a city that looks disturbingly familiar: judges, clerks, bailiffs, hearing rooms. Only here, the accused are dead. Every soul carries a ledger that records their lies. Every confession feeds a vast mechanism that holds reality together.Truth isn't moral here.It's fuel.Recruited as a defense advocate in this afterlife tribunal, David does what he's always done-he looks for cracks in the case. He challenges evidence. He questions testimony. And slowly, he begins to see something no one else wants to acknowledge: The system is manipulating the record.Echoes are edited. Ledgers vanish. Entire souls disappear into something called "Exile." At the center of it all stands the Architect-the architect of order, of stability, of a structure that claims it must exist to prevent catastrophe.Because without control, the boundary between worlds will collapse.But if the foundation of the afterlife is built on a lie, tearing it down could unravel existence itself.And saving it might require David to become complicit in the very corruption he swore to expose.In a court where every lie is documented, how far can a defender bend the truth before he becomes the Architect of it?The Architect's Lie is a dark, intelligent speculative thriller about power, confession, and the terrifying possibility that some systems survive not because they're just-but because someone decides they must.If you like morally complex characters, philosophical tension, and stories that don't hand you easy answers, this one will stay with you. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9798249176921
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. David Sorda has spent his life defending liars.He just never expected to join them.When a courtroom shooting ends his life, David wakes in a city that looks disturbingly familiar: judges, clerks, bailiffs, hearing rooms. Only here, the accused are dead. Every soul carries a ledger that records their lies. Every confession feeds a vast mechanism that holds reality together.Truth isn't moral here.It's fuel.Recruited as a defense advocate in this afterlife tribunal, David does what he's always done-he looks for cracks in the case. He challenges evidence. He questions testimony. And slowly, he begins to see something no one else wants to acknowledge: The system is manipulating the record.Echoes are edited. Ledgers vanish. Entire souls disappear into something called "Exile." At the center of it all stands the Architect-the architect of order, of stability, of a structure that claims it must exist to prevent catastrophe.Because without control, the boundary between worlds will collapse.But if the foundation of the afterlife is built on a lie, tearing it down could unravel existence itself.And saving it might require David to become complicit in the very corruption he swore to expose.In a court where every lie is documented, how far can a defender bend the truth before he becomes the Architect of it?The Architect's Lie is a dark, intelligent speculative thriller about power, confession, and the terrifying possibility that some systems survive not because they're just-but because someone decides they must.If you like morally complex characters, philosophical tension, and stories that don't hand you easy answers, this one will stay with you. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9798249176921
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