Scratch Code

Synopsis

Venture into the terrifying world of Elias Thorne, a data sanitation specialist by day and a meticulous serial killer by night, in 'Scratch Code.' Told from Elias's raw, first-person perspective, the novel plunges into the mind of a modern monster who erases perceived 'static' in the world with chilling precision. His victims, seemingly random, soon reveal a deeper pattern, a breadcrumb trail laid by a 'ghost in the machine' manipulating Elias's compulsions for an unknown agenda. As Elias digs into the digital ghosts of his victims, he uncovers a forgotten trauma from his own childhood, linking him to a past he thought he had sanitized. The final confrontation exposes the architect of his existence, someone intimately close, reframing everything Elias believed about his identity and purpose. 'Scratch Code' delivers a visceral experience, questioning free will, memory, and monstrosity in a world where reality itself can be recoded.