On New Year’s Eve, Professor Frederick Latham—renowned antiquarian and self-professed treasure hunter—gathers friends and rivals at his ancestral home. At midnight, he promises he will soon reveal the discovery that has defined his life’s work. But before the sun rises on the first day of the new decade, Latham is found dead at the heart of his beloved maze. The only a marble statue of the horned god Cernunnos, looming silently over the body.

With whispers of jealousy, ambition, and betrayal echoing through the professor’s circle, Jason and Daniel are drawn into a case where nothing is as it seems. With few clues and too many suspects, they must untangle a web of secrets before the killer vanishes into the shadows and claims the ultimate prize.