Verdict of Rust

In the decaying industrial borough of Oakhaven, a landmark corporate ruling ignites a lethal struggle for survival among the forgotten poor. When a mutilated body surfaces in the Blackwick slums, idealistic detective Lena Carver pursues a phantom killer through a maze of poison-pen betrayals and desperate bargains. Every clue reveals a community where neighbors condemn neighbors to death for a chance at relocation vouchers. The conviction of the final culprit offers hollow victory: the furnaces of poverty still roar, and the machinery of exploitation grinds on without pause.