Just ghosted it on expert, short 220 loot. Took me around 1 hour to complete.
It was a very fun and enjoyable FM, especially considering it's your first one !
Second floor was very challenging to ghost because of patrols, other parts were pretty OK.

Good stuff :
- The Apple thing of course. Very fun, even if I thought it would be some optionnal quest
- The house in itself has an interesting level design. The dumbwaiter not being a route as often in FMs is pretty clever.
- Readables are well written

Things that may be improved :
- The outside and basement part are so empty and large for nothing. It felt a bit like a 2005 FM on that point. I suggest making places smaller or adding details
- The Apple Key location doesn't really make sense as said by other members before. However, finding this item in such a manner is very smart.
- Same bugs as others with bugged lady on top floor, standing still close to the dumbwaiter

In a word, it's a very solid first mission, I'd love to play more of your stuff in the future ! Thanks for the release :)

Too bad that getting past the "dragon" banner busts ghost mode...

Even discounting that, my blind Supreme run was ruined for me by the lady stuck by the dumbwaiter (commented when opening the hatch - given her stuck position, reaching the necessary Gallery Key was not possible otherwise, e.g. after completing the "apples" puzzle).

Two of the eight statues on the second upper floor are out-of-reach for Supreme, since they are in plain sight of the blue-dressed noblewomen, in a very bright area.

How many Socialites are there? Or who was the nobleman sitting on their balcony? :)

For ghosting difficulty, I appreciated the long and tense lockpick in the hallway, I needed three turns... (probably doable in two).

Thanks for release!

Really awesome FM, especially for a first one! Cleared on expert with full blackjackery, missing about 100 loot. Great extra objective, good loot target, I didn't test without knockouts but suspect it would be a fun, fair challenge.

Especially strong points:
1. The player is pretty naturally drawn through the map by visible objects and access points, moving from bottom to top.
2. The rooftop garden is fantastic, especially the fireflies. What an incredible reveal!
3. Several architectural elements blend seamlessly well with gameplay, especially the blockage on the upper floors of the dumbwaiter. The wall of night and ground floor rimlit corridor were also very cool. I would love to see these features, and 2 above, used in other FMs. They're really, really good.
4. Readables were all excellent. The map was similarly very well executed, fitting in well with the mission's framing narrative: inaccurate in ways that don't impede utility.

Possible issues:
1. I had three or so female NPCs in what appeared to be glitched, stationary positions, all on the upper floors - in particular, one was standing more or less in the dumbwaiter. This is the only substantive issue in the FM!
2. A red book in the library had a misspelling: "deity" is correct.
3. I struggled to spot the key of nature, which is perhaps too far from the edge of the shelter, or too recessed into the ceiling. Check with others; I play with very low gamma, which makes spotting this sort of thing harder.
4. The apple key is a bit illogical, in that it unlocks the top floor; the Lady has no way to get up unless she's climbing the roof! I might suggest having a separate top floor key hanging by the door in the stairwell.
5. If the scrolls in the desk trashbin are meant to be readable, they are not. I have some lingering questions about the whole apple riddle situation that might be answered by those.

Really cool first FM, I hope you'll create more of them!