Thirtysomething Josefa Rehmer is as smart and ambitious as they come, qualities that have earned her the enviable position of events manager at Loyn, an exclusive leather accessories company in Zurich. But when Werner Schulmann is appointed as her new supervisor, Josefa’s professional ambitions are dealt a serious blow. After all, it was Schulmann’s sexual harassment that nearly derailed her career years earlier.
Unable to stomach the thought of working for such a man, Josefa resigns, abandoning Loyn for another local firm. But when Schulmann is murdered and Loyn’s CEO commits suicide, Josefa begins to suspect that something other than sexual impropriety is plaguing her former company. She sets out to uncover the truth and soon realizes that the two deaths are just the tip of the iceberg. As she digs deeper, Josefa finds herself caught in a complex and dangerous web of blackmail, corporate espionage, and murder. And if she’s not careful, she will be the next one to take the fall.
This dramatic tale of corporate intrigue doubles as an intricately plotted thriller about the darkest side of office politics—and the people who will do anything to come out on top.
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" It was ok. The ending was odd. "
— Nicole, 11/4/2013" Almost put it down several times. Got thru it, not sure why.... "
— Robin, 9/28/2013" Maybe it was the translation, but for a suspense novel, I didn't feel much suspense at all. At least I didn't have to pay anything for the copy I read. "
— Rich, 3/21/2013" This book was pretty good for a free Kindle title. I didn't like the author's habit of only revealing major points in the story through conversations after the fact. "
— Jack, 11/20/2012Bernadette Calonego was born in Switzerland and grew up on the shores of Lake Lucerne. A voracious reader from an early age, she fed her imagination with stories such as The Leatherstocking Tales, Ivanhoe, Treasure Island, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. She was just eleven years old when she published her first story, a fairy tale, in a Swiss newspaper. She went on to earn a teaching degree from the University of Fribourg, which she put to good use in England and Switzerland before switching gears to be a journalist. After several years working with the Reuters news agency and a series of German newspapers, she moved to Canada and began writing fiction. She has published stories in Vogue, GEO, and SZ Magazin and is the author of three novels. She lives near Vancouver.
Tanya Eby is a novelist and an audiobook narrator who has earned several AudioFile Earphones Awards and been nominated for the Audie Award. She has a BA degree in English language and literature and an MFA in creative writing from the University of Southern Maine.