First published 2004
George Ashby sits atop Growing Light, a New Age software company he seized from his ex-wife Lena after their bitter divorce. Lena founded the business with her brilliant mind, only to watch George strip it away from her. Now she seethes with resentment that could easily turn murderous. Mike Thompson, the ambitious vice-president, has grown tired of tolerating George's odd behavior and quirks. He hungers for power and sees George as the only obstacle in his path. The staff harbors their own grudges. Carein drifts through work, still lost since the Summer of Love ended. Jimi Hendrix Johannsen engineers software but feels disconnected from the company. Audrey keeps the books despite struggling with basic math. Former employees who got fired nurse even deeper hatred for their old boss. They all call George an SOB behind his back. The question becomes not who might kill George Ashby, but who wouldn't jump at the chance. In this workplace thick with animosity, George has created a powder keg of enemies ready to explode.
Genres: fiction, business, mystery, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Growing Light
Period: Summer of Love
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