by Scott Adams
Part of Dilbert, book 40
First published 2013
Norman Sharpe stares at his computer screen, another day bleeding into corporate monotony. Then his boss makes an unexpected offer: a promotion that comes with questionable ethics and serious risks. Norman accepts, desperate to break free from his dreary routine. The new role pulls him into corporate espionage, tasking him with sabotaging a competing company through increasingly dangerous methods. As Norman climbs higher in this shadow hierarchy, he discovers the intoxicating rush of wielding real influence and enjoying luxuries he never imagined. But each success demands greater moral compromises, and the stakes keep rising. Norman faces mounting pressure from all sides as his double life becomes harder to maintain. He must confront a fundamental question: how much of his integrity will he sacrifice to keep his newfound power and wealth?
Genres: fiction, crime, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, moral-ambiguity, unreliable-narrator
Period: 21st-Century
128 pages · Kindle Edition · Andrews McMeel Publishing