When Arthur quietly brings the discrepancy to the club's Head Treasurer, Charles Sterling, the response isn't a professional explanation-it's absolute panic. Less than seventy-two hours later, Sterling is discovered dead at his basement terminal, twisted into a frozen mask of agony next to a glass of bourbon smelling faintly of bitter almonds.

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Merit Sterling is an independent business analyst who thrives in the background. She doesn't do office politics, she avoids small talk like the plague, and her absolute sanctuary is the "Strictly No Talking" wing of the Whispering Pines Public Library. Armed with an optimized daily routine, a premium selection of loose-leaf tea, and her trusted matte-black noise-canceling headphones, Merit's life is a perfectly balanced data set.

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