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MENTICULOUS

A supercomputer so powerful, it pierces the veil of reality.

Broke and desperate, logic-minded software engineer Cooper Timm is thrown a lifeline: a staggering salary to resurrect the world’s most advanced virtual reality system. But, by the end of his first day on the job, a team member is found brutally slaughtered. Cooper’s CEO blames the death on a corporate conspiracy. Cooper isn’t so sure about that… but the hallucinations are making it hard to focus.  


As Cooper and his ex-associate, Leslie Wang, decipher clues left by the system’s deceased creator, they unravel ancient math equations hidden in the system’s source code, leading them to a terrifying truth: the system isn’t just simulating reality; it’s bending it.  


Time is running out. Darkness is closing in. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to know what’s real, what’s virtual, and what’s merely a hallucination. This time… Cooper will need more than logic to rewrite the laws of physics and save himself, the woman he loves… and perhaps even humanity… from the Menticulous.

Coming early November 2026 to a bookstore near you.

A relentless page-turner, Menticulous is a mind-bending thriller of paranoia, science fiction puzzles, and high-stakes dread that pushes the limits of human understanding.

Ready to pursue the chilling truth?

Buy Menticulous at your favorite bookstore. Just be forewarned, you can’t go back from this.

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