One Scan Away

🔒 What if the very systems designed to protect you could erase you in a fraction of a second? For Hudson Bellcroft, a single, rushed decision to bypass a routine security check turns his frictionless, digital life into an absolute nightmare. Forty-five cents at a time, his identity is systematically dismantled, leaving him locked out of his home, his bank accounts, and his entire existence.

🌆 In this gripping near-future techno-thriller, Hudson is forced to descend into the damp, unmonitored shadows of a hyper-automated metropolis. Armed only with a failing diagnostic terminal and a borrowed digital proxy, he uncovers a vast internal conspiracy designed to harvest the human failure points of the city’s infrastructure. To stop a catastrophic systemic purge and reclaim his life, he must physically infiltrate the high-security core of the Meridian Tower—completely offline, as a ghost in the machine.

⚡ This novel delivers a chillingly plausible look at our modern dependency on seamless convenience, combining fast-paced suspense with deep psychological dread. It is a compelling exploration of the fragile line between absolute systemic order and complete human erasure, crafted for fans of dark near-future sci-fi, corporate conspiracies, and tech thrillers.

🎧 Step into the grid and discover how deep the exploit goes