J. SOLV
Meridas 5 – Book 1: A Noir Thriller
// SUBJECT: INVESTIGATOR DAVID DEAN
// STATUS: In Translation / Editing
// RELEASE eBook: Late 2026
// GENRE: NOIR THRILLER
// PRINT LENGTH: 568 PAGES
// WORD COUNT (TOTAL): APPROX. 149,519 WORDS
In the rain-drenched canyons of Meridas 5, hope is a luxury no one can afford anymore. Fate eventually catches up with everyone.
Investigator David Dean is merely functioning. After a severe personal tragedy and divorce from his wife, his life has devolved into an aimless loop of work and whiskey. He feels hollowed out, numb to the gray dystopian world surrounding him. Until reality strikes back with unforgiving brutality.
When a gynecologist dies under mysterious circumstances, Dean pursues the case against the strict orders of the police chief — only to stir up a hornet's nest of unimaginable corruption. Amidst this chaos, Dana crosses his path. Her vibrancy and warmth are the first glimmer of light in Dean's darkness in years. For the first time, a flicker of hope for a real future begins to dawn.
Yet Meridas 5 shows no mercy. The deeper Dean digs, the tighter the noose pulls. Soon, anyone connected to the investigator is in mortal danger. A nerve-wrecking cat-and-mouse game with a powerful syndicate begins, while in the shadows an unstoppable force lurks, waiting to tear Dean's world apart.
How far will a man go when even the last spark of happiness is ripped away? How much humanity can one retain when staring into the deepest abyss? And can a broken detective bring down an entire system, or will his legacy burn in the city's darkness?
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PROLOGUE
“It was the answer to a question I had never asked before. I never could have imagined asking it in the first place — the why, the how, and the who.
If anyone had told me six months ago, I never would have believed I’d end up standing here. Not after everything I’ve witnessed and survived in this city. But finally, the threads converge. Every strand ties into this single, ugly knot.
Here, where the stench of burnt motor oil and damp concrete dulls the senses. The raindrops pounding the rooftop — a rhythmic ticking that mimics a racing heartbeat. Yet here I stand.
Standing over this pathetic creature. I can hear a servo-motor in its shoulder whining faintly before cutting out for good. Hydraulic fluid mixes with our blood on the pavement.
The heavy barrel of my .45 revolver rests in my sweaty palm. My hand trembles. Just slightly, but it trembles. I aim the muzzle directly at my adversary’s skull, finger resting on the trigger, ready to put an end to its existence. I hesitate. Despite everything Meridas 5 has done to me, I am not a cold-blooded executioner.
Should I pull the trigger? Would it change anything at all? In me? In this city?”
A single shot echoes in the dark...
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// INTERACTIVE INTERROGATION PROTOCOL
Meridas 5 decides your fate. Are you the hunter or the prey? Find out what place you occupy on the rain-soaked streets of Meridas 5.
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