It couldn’t get any better. After selling his start-up business, Sam Pride has the kind of money only dreams are made of. Young, and married to the love of his life Lauren, it’s time for Sam to enjoy his good fortune. That is, until Sam’s Chief Financial Officer is taken hostage by a ruthless criminal demanding a document in his possession. A brutal murder follows, Sam is the prime suspect, and soon he and his wife are on the run from both the police and a faceless network of conspirators somehow connected to the company that just bought him out.
In a fight for survival, you need to know who to trust. And when it’s no longer the company you work for, and your best friend is dead, who do you turn to?
With its intricate plot and heart-pounding action, The Signatory takes readers from Sydney to Chicago and back again. It’s a story about millions of missing dollars, a perilous investigation, calculated corruption and, ultimately, murder.
CEO and corporate high flyer turned author Stuart Black wanted to shine a light on those who ruthlessly take advantage of their privilege. His intimate knowledge of the corporate world has certainly come into play with The Signatory.
Car chases, intrigue, blackmail, murder, email trails, glamourous rooftop parties and deals in lifts abound as we travel with Sam to uncover his offsider’s disappearance and untimely demise. And as Sam begins digging, he travels through the looking glass of corporate lies and deception, steadily uncovering the truth and dodging bullets as he does.
Black has a keen eye for detail, he sets the scenes deftly, with some particularly savvy descriptions of Sydney. Black is also adept at keeping the novel’s pace galloping as we plunge deeper into the intrigue.
Black’s not scared to show the brutal underbelly of the corruption and greed in the corporate world. The Signatory intriguingly explores the psychopathy of detachment, connected with exploiting one’s power when making a big sale and becoming a sell-out overlap. In the time of billion-dollar buyouts this is an alarmingly timely and relatable crime thriller.
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