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Some secrets are not meant to be found. Oliver Battolo just unlocked a hundred million of them.

His father’s quest is over, but a new, more dangerous one has just begun. Stalked by relentless enemies and haunted by a seductive entity in his visions, Oliver’s inheritance is a curse that is blurring the line between reality and hallucination.

The only way forward is to embrace the madness, following a trail of forgotten art to a place where the world is thin and the past is not dead. There, on July 18th, a fated appointment promises either enlightenment ... or destruction.

TWENTY-FOUR WORDS. FOUR HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS. A DEAD MAN'S GAME.

When Oliver Battolo’s father, Nate, dies suddenly, he leaves behind more than grief. He leaves a key: a cryptic, twenty-four-word puzzle that unlocks a secret life Oliver never knew existed – a world of clandestine fortunes, cypherpunk legends, surrealist art, and a tragic history that connects them all.

Guided by a mysterious spiritualist and shadowed by a bizarre, trickster-like entity from his childhood, Oliver is plunged into a surreal hunt through the digital and psychological underground. But he’s not the only one searching. A ruthless cabal of his father's old associates is closing in, and they will stop at nothing to claim the prize.

To survive, Oliver must not only solve his father's impossible riddle but also confront a terrifying truth: the inheritance he's chasing might not be a treasure, but a trap. And the final word of the puzzle could be his own death sentence.