James Moriarty, Consulting Criminal by Andy Weir

Told from the perspective of London’s most infamous “consultant,” this story reframes a legendary villain as a hyper-rational strategist who sells meticulously crafted plans to criminals while enforcing a strict no-violence code. When a client’s request threatens that code, he devises an elegant counterplot to protect innocents, preserve his reputation, and keep the law just a step behind. In his cat-and-mouse with a certain brilliant detective and Scotland Yard, he exposes the thin line between criminal enterprise and civic order—and the cold logic required to operate in the shadows.