The castle does not appear on any map. And those who find it do not return. Marco just wanted a normal life. Until an accident destroys everything: no job, debts, no prospects. So he gets back in. Illegal dealings. Quick money. The wrong people. But then a woman disappears. And no one is looking for her. His trail leads to a place that shouldn’t exist: a secluded castle. Monitored. Unreachable. There is no judgment. There are decisions made. Who stays. And who disappears.

What Marco discovers is more than a crime. It is a system. Precise. Invisible. Organized. People are captured, evaluated, forwarded - and sorted out if they don’t fit. The castle is just the beginning. The deeper Marco penetrates, the clearer it becomes: This system does not end at walls. It grows. It adapts. And it has already ensnared him. Suddenly, it is no longer about finding the truth. It is about not becoming part of the next decision.

A dark psychological thriller about control, selection - and a system that tolerates no mistakes.

Andre Thomas Gerling writes like others build: structured, precise, and uncompromising. Born in 1983, he learned early on to create things from scratch - first as a furniture carpenter and landscape gardener, later with words. For over two decades, he worked to turn ideas into tangible reality. Today, he does the same on paper. In his adopted home of Switzerland, he develops stories that remain close to reality - and that’s exactly why they resonate deeply. He is not interested in simple answers, but in the systems behind them: power, control, and the question of who decides what stays - and what disappears.