The Meridian Files
Ashdown Hall
Welcome to a world where secrets refuse to die, and the past bleeds into the present. “The Meridian Files – Ashdown Hall” is not just the first book in a trilogy—it’s a magnetic collision of dark academia and pulse-pounding mystery. Five friends, each with a set of skills as sharp as their curiosity, are thrust into a labyrinth of lies after History student Elise Mercer vanishes while delving into the forbidden archives of Ashdown Hall—a place haunted by tragedy and shrouded in rumour.
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Michael Kelly knows what a prepared lie sounds like. Brian May sees patterns where others see coincidence. Kayla Ritz understands the emotional shape of a story before anyone says it aloud. Paula Jackson can follow digital traces no one meant to leave behind. Leo O’Reilly knows the hidden routes, forgotten spaces, and physical risks others miss.
Together, they begin searching for Elise — but Ashdown Hall is more than an abandoned building with a tragic past. Years earlier, a fire killed a student named Daniel Vale. The official explanation was simple, clean, and accepted. Too clean.
As the group uncovers altered records, missing inventory, whispered warnings, and a trail of people who learned to stay silent, Elise’s disappearance begins to look less like an isolated crime and more like the reopening of something carefully contained.
Meet the Five
Mike, a controlled and decisive leader; Brian, the analytical mind; Kay, perceptive and emotionally intelligent; Paula, the sharp and technical digital ghost-hunter; and Leo, the impulsive and physical master of hidden spaces—together, they hold the keys to unravelling a tangled web of secrets.
A DARK ACADEMIA THRILLER
A moody and immersive mystery set within a university with a hidden past.
FIVE BRILLIANT MINDS
Five friends. Five skills. One dangerous truth.
SECRETS & CONSEQUENCES
Some discoveries should never be made. Some truths cannot be undone.
THE FIRST BOOK IN A TRILOGY
The Meridian Files saga continues...
A LIST THAT HAS JUST BEGUN. AND A TRUTH NO ONE WANTS TO UNCOVER.
What began as one disappearance becomes a pattern that has been protected for years. But every disappearance leaves a line.
And the closer they get to it… the more dangerous the truth becomes.
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about the author
Rogerio Pitzer
Rogerio Pitzer is a Brazilian-born writer based in Ireland. With a solid professional career, he has spent much of his working life navigating complex systems, competing perspectives, and the human dynamics behind high-stakes decisions—experiences that strongly influence his fiction.
He holds two master’s degrees where his research explored how organisational structures and ways of working affect performance and creativity. His continuing academic interests include artificial intelligence, human reasoning, and decision-making in complex environments. These themes inform his fascination with hidden systems, institutional power, moral ambiguity, and the consequences of the choices people make when certainty is impossible.
Rogerio’s writing combines character-driven storytelling with mystery, suspense, and speculative elements. At the centre of his work are friendships tested by secrecy, young people confronting forces they do not fully understand, and ordinary individuals discovering that their actions may have consequences far beyond their immediate world.
A Dark and Addictive Ride
Every revelation brings them closer to a chilling truth: a legacy built on silence, a cover-up born from fire and death, and a relentless force determined to keep the past buried.
WHO IS THE REAL MONSTER?
Inside the Pages: What Awaits You
- Complex and morally broken characters
- An investigation that delves into the coldhearted
- A raw and atmospheric thriller
- An addictive pace
- A story you won’t forget when you close the book