Истории Workplacethriller

Vivian Irving built her life on a flawless plan: Graduate at the top of her class. Land the dream job. Never look back. But plans are fragile things. And all it took was one email-terse, impersonal, final-to demolish hers before it even began. Instead of crumbling, Vivian recalibrates. She hides her brilliance behind the lowliest title on the org chart-administrative assistant. From the shadows, she studies the system, memorizes its blind spots, and records every insult, every broken promise, every time someone underestimates her worth. To them, she's harmless. Replaceable. Forgettable. Until the day the system crashes. When the lights go out and the safeguards fail, Vivian comes online-calculated, relentless, unstoppable. This isn't just the beginning of her story. It's the end of anyone else trying to write it for her.

Ayomide never expected the promotion. But when it came, it felt like the reward for years of quiet effort and discipline. A new office. A higher salary. A seat at the table. But in the Lagos corporate world, nothing comes without pressure. As expectations rise and secrets start slipping through cracks in the company's polished image, Ayomide is forced to navigate loyalty, ambition, and the shadows left by those who came before him. Because sometimes, the real story begins after the applause fades. NOTE: All companies and characters in this story are entirely fictional.

** WATTYS 2018 WINNER ** Big Tech meets Die Hard in this techno-thriller Kirkus Reviews calls "a clever, spirited tale with a brainy, nimble heroine at the helm." From IndieReader's 5-star (highest rating) review: "Bond weaves an entertaining tale filled with deceit, robots, Russians, and tech entrepreneurs that all combine to give the reader a reason to flip pages furiously to find out what might happen next." Deb Bollinger has no time for corporate training. Her company's top engineer at just twenty-seven, Deb has blocked off her day for the one project she truly cares about: the launch of Carebnb, an app that finds spare beds for the homeless. When she's told all employees must drop everything for some busywork exercise called Blackquest 40, it's an easy no. Trouble is, her bosses aren't really asking. Blackquest 40 is the mother of all corporate trainings. A near-impossible project to be completed in forty straight hours. No phones. No internet. Sleeping on cots. Nobody in, nobody out. Deb finds the whole setup creepy and authoritarian. When a Carebnb issue necessitates her leaving the office, she heads for the door. What's the worst that could happen? Armed commandos, HVAC-duct chases, a catastrophic master plan that gets darker by the hour - Blackquest 40 is a fresh take on the Die Hard formula, layering smart-drones and a modern heroine onto the classic action tale. Cover design and illustration by Ethan Scott.