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Upside Down

Three years after the world's gravity inverted without explanation, a detective and his young partner — both survivors of that disaster — investigate a series of ritual killings tied to the corporation behind the technology that now keeps the world safe from new inversions, while the detective's daughter carries a secret that could change everything.

Synopsis

Three years have passed since gravity inverted across the entire planet, leaving cities in ruins and a generation marked by trauma. In Panama, detective John Anderson — a guarded man consumed by guilt — investigates a string of chilling murders tied to Zerocorp, the corporation responsible for the technology that now keeps the world safe from new inversions.

At his side is Sam Quiel, a young officer who survived the original disaster and still wrestles with the ghosts of that day. Together, they follow the trail of a killer who leaves cryptic riddles and staged scenes as warnings — a man known only as "the Hangman."

Meanwhile, John's daughter Stephanie is trying to find her own place in the world: caught between a promising engineering career, a strained relationship with her father, and a secret she guards carefully — one that could put her in danger if it ever came to light.

What begins as a police investigation soon becomes something much bigger: an artifact of unimaginable power, factions competing in the shadows, and a truth about the original disaster that none of them are prepared to face.

Upside Down is a story about the weight of guilt, the secrets that divide families, and what it means to choose between the safety of the people we love and the fate of the entire world.

Manuscript status

Manuscript complete — 45 chapters, approximately 93,000 words. Currently in the review and submission process to publishers and literary agents.

For publishers and agents

Genre
Science fiction / Speculative thriller
Length
93,000 words (45 chapters)
Comps
To be defined
Professional contact
Pending — for now use hello@alanbernal.com

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