The Bleach Protocol

In the glass-and-steel canyons of Meridian City, Kalem Locke lives by a single, fragile rule: never leave a stain. A former prosecutor whose obsessive-compulsive hygiene cost him his career, Kalem is pulled back when the heirs of the Goodwin empire are systematically driven to suicide by a voice in the dark. The predator is not a lover, but a sculptor of despair. To stop him, Kalem must walk through the filth without getting dirty—a heroism not of fists, but of immaculate refusal.