Hemlock Code

In the glass towers of Port Maridian, where a single encrypted identity can be bought, sold, or erased, senior executives at Meridian United Fiduciary wage war for a vacant chairmanship. When the frontrunner collapses from a synthetic toxin that leaves no trace, internal auditor Jonas Reed discovers the killer is hiding in plain sight—using digital ghosts to commit perfect crimes. In this arena, ambition is the deadliest poison, and every avatar is a loaded gun.