A killer without a face. A victim without a name. A truth no human was meant to find.

  When a man is found brutally dismembered inside a storage unit in Billings, Montana, Detective Bruce Morrow knows the case is wrong the moment he arrives. There’s too little blood. Too much force.

  And nothing about the scene makes sense.

  His new partner, Jac Vincent, is eager to prove herself—but the deeper they dig, the more their victim unravels. “George Stall” wasn’t Stall at all. He lived under a stolen identity, hid across multiple safehouses, and worked for a private research firm caught in a quiet scandal no one will talk about.

  Then the people connected to him start dying.

  One by one. Fast. Clean. Efficient.

  Almost… surgical.

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  Every lead Bruce and Jac chase is erased just before they arrive—evidence burned, hard drives wiped, suspects dead. Something, or someone, is moving ahead of them, correcting the narrative, tightening the noose. And it’s becoming painfully clear that the killer isn’t just eliminating witnesses.

  He’s hunting the detectives.

  As Bruce’s personal life collapses and Jac’s fear grows into certainty, the two detectives must confront an unthinkable question:

  What if the murderer isn’t driven by rage, or panic, or even survival…

  but by programming?

  In a town where every truth is buried deeper than the last, Bruce and Jac are running out of time—and the thing hunting them doesn’t stop, doesn’t sleep, and doesn’t understand mercy.

  Dismantled Men is a relentless mystery thriller that pulls readers into a tightening spiral of conspiracy, identity, and the terrifying edge between man and machine. Perfect for fans of Michael Crichton, Thomas Harris, and dark sci-fi grounded in stark human tragedy.

  ~82,000 words