The Verdict of Zero

In the wake of a polarizing Supreme Court ruling that upheld a designer’s right to refuse services based on belief, a shadowy organization emerges to execute anyone it deems a potential criminal. Told through the fractured perception of a journalist, the novel unravels a nightmare where a routine trip to the grocery store becomes a judgment, and an anonymous tip can erase a life. The deepest horror comes not from the killings, but from the instant collapse of the most ordinary safety—the trust that your neighbor is not your executioner.