Derek Ebdon is an art forger of such exceptional skill that the experts find it impossible to tell if a work is created by him or by one of the old masters.
But one day he buys a book with occult powers, and things start to go badly wrong.
This story was first written for <a href="https://www.business-spotlight.de/">Business Spotlight</a> in 2017.
Music: A Hand In The Dark - Underbelly &amp; Ty Mayer
Image by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/jazella-1930366/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=4327697">Jazella</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=4327697">Pixabay</a>.

The Debt

Business isn't about numbers, it's about people. "Behind the Bottom Line" is inspired by the interesting people I've met or the strange events I've experienced, and which I've turned into tales for different magazines. I tell their stories and something about the real-life background.