“For educational purposes only.” In 1961, a Berlin chemist split the atom of human behavior and hid half the formula in the Wall. In 2026, his grandson posted it on TikTok. LA MAD PROFESSOR is a literary espionage thriller spanning three generations of a family business built on science, secrets, and virality. Mad 1.0: Marcus Adler sold Protocol X to the CIA and KGB in Cold War Berlin. Mad 2.0: Marcos Duarte faked the name, sold fake degrees, and built a real empire in São Paulo. Mad 3.0: Max Adler inherits the formula in Lisbon — and every cartel, state, and agency wants a seat in his lecture. Told through Stasi tapes, VHS infomercials, and deleted TikToks, this is Breaking Bad meets Succession with the geopolitical sweep of The Americans. For readers of Don Winslow, R.F. Kuang, Neal Stephenson, and Taylor Jenkins Reid who want a body count. Class dismissed. A Star Studio Press debut.