The login screen looked normal.
I typed in my details, hit enter, and got a message telling me my Amazon account had been closed.
Not suspended pending review. Not flagged for unusual activity.
Closed.
No warning email. No explanation. No phone number. Just a closed account — and behind it, my entire publishing dashboard, my sales history, my KDP account, everything, sitting somewhere I couldn't reach.
I sat there for a moment trying to decide if I'd misread it.
I hadn't.