Lanciostory #28

When a famed gambler fears he’s been marked for death, he sends a desperate plea to Tiger Kiss, encoding a warning in the numbers he plays at the casino. With assassins closing in and time running short, Tiger must decipher the gambler’s cryptic message before it’s too late—before the game turns deadly.

Timothy Forrest, serving time behind bars, finds his daughter caught in a romance with the son of a high-ranking government official. Though the official has no issue with the match, he sees an opportunity in Timothy’s rare talent with safes—exactly the kind of skill he needs for a delicate operation. As old ties and new pressures collide, the line between family loyalty and a dangerous mission begins to blur.

In "Testimone oculare," Tim finds himself caught between two dangers: the criminal boss who framed him and the law closing in. With the police on his trail and the truth about a deadly ambush within his grasp, he must decide whether to speak up—knowing that doing so could cost him his life.

In a dusty frontier town where old wounds still bleed, Ron "San Francisco" Warlock finds himself drawn into a dangerous alliance when General Joe Levine, a former Confederate commander, calls on him to join a ragtag band fighting to reclaim land from the occupying Northern army. With Polly and Lola caught in the crossfire and loyalty hanging by a thread, Warlock must decide whether to stand with the past—or carve a new path.

Every night, the Count of Penmon performs a chilling ritual, beheading mannequins that stand in for Lady Cecily’s imagined lovers—each one a symbol of his growing suspicion. As tensions rise within the household, Sir Denis Crowe, Lord Titian Crowe, and the enigmatic Hamilcar find themselves drawn into a web of secrets, where loyalty is tested and the line between truth and obsession begins to blur.