Sin In Silk Gloves: Story 22 in the Tales of Suspense Series

On a fog-swept night on the ledge of the Golden Gate Bridge, a despondent man—about to be indicted for embezzlement and ready to end it all—is stopped by a mysterious woman in a silk scarf and evening gloves. She is Celeste Ainsley, the glamorous wife of a wealthy and powerful financier. Struck by his despair and intrigued by his calm resignation, she persuades him to come home with her instead of jumping.

At her palatial Marin estate, the man—Miles Redding is offered a second chance: a bailout from his money troubles by her philanthropist husband who believes in second chances. But beneath the surface of luxury and generosity lies rot. When Langston is found dead under suspicious circumstances, Miles becomes the prime suspect—framed by the very woman who saved his life.

As detectives close in, Miles must untangle the truth about Madeleine: was she his savior, his lover, or his destroyer? The story unfolds as a psychological noir about guilt, obsession, and the perilous line between redemption and damnation—where a man who once wanted to die must now fight to live.

Sin in Silk Gloves draws its mood and moral tension from the elegant unease of Patricia Highsmith, echoing Deep Water in its portrait of guilt, identity, and deception. It carries the psychological precision of Ross Macdonald’s California noir, where beauty and decay coexist beneath an immaculate surface. Like The Postman Always Rings Twice and Double Indemnity, it teases fatal noir seduction that features fedoras, fog, and whispered lies.

Fans of dark psychological thrillers and atmospheric mysteries will find Sin in Silk Gloves a haunting exploration of false accusation and redemption. It’s a story about the peril of second chances and the illusions we build around salvation—where every rescue has a price, and every touch leaves a trace.

Each book in the “Tales of Suspense” Series is a standalone story and not connected to the others. Readers can jump in at any point.