by Mike Duncan
Marcus Williams stares at the boardroom table where he's the only Black face among twelve executives. The promotion he's worked toward for five years hangs in the balance. Williams navigates office politics and systemic barriers while building alliances with unlikely mentors and confronting rivals who question his qualifications. His wife Sarah worries about the toll his ambition takes on their family, while his teenage son struggles with the pressure of being a role model's child. Williams must decide how much of himself he's willing to sacrifice for power and whether reaching the top means compromising his values. The story examines the personal cost of breaking barriers in corporate America.
Genres: american-fiction, business, african-american, contemporary, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, underdog
Setting: Corporate America
Period: 21st Century
Hardcover · Apu Pub Group
Content warnings: racism, sexism