Category: Mystery/Suspense Publisher: Writers Club Press
ISBN-10: 0595137407
Type: Fiction
Pages: 347
Copyright: Oct 1 2000
What if your company's darkest secrets were the basis for a new suspense novel?
In this suspenseful corporate thriller from Tom McCrory, women are objects and men are pawns at Campbell Industries in Los Angeles. The ground-rules for survival in this hostile workplace have long been established. If you value your paycheck, never question authority. In this environment, "yes-men" prosper and for female employees, there is no such thing as an unwelcome sexual advance.
Scott Murphy, a newly hired sales rep relocated to L.A. from Memphis, quickly learns that non-compliance with these guidelines can prove fatal. Murphy soon clashes with Glenn Stevens, VP and self-appointed dictator of Campbell Industries. Stevens manages his subordinates like a schoolyard bully, with threats and intimidation. He views his female employees as his personal harem.
As long as sales numbers are up, the New Orleans based home office gives Stevens free reign to manage as he sees fit. When one employee is reported missing and another is found murdered, Stevens devises a strategic plan to frame Murphy. If he wants to live, Murphy must execute his own plan to bring Stevens to justice, and expose the sordid world behind the brass and mahogany facade of Campbell Industries.
Professional Reviews
Intense Corporate Thriller
"Company Confidential pulls back the curtain and confirms your worse fears about what goes on behind the scenes of big business. Glenn Stevens is the Hannibal Lecter of the corporate world. Company Confidential establishes McCrory as a significant talent. Not to be missed." --Brian Bain, author of The Eighth Method & Quartet
Move Over Grisham...
"McCrory writes a breakneck and frenzied ride through the world of big business. I was hooked hard with so many ups and downs I felt dizzy with excitement all the way from the beginning to the breathless ending. Move over Grisham, Tom McCrory is here to take over where you left off." --Pam Stone, MyShelf.com
Couldn't Put the Book Down
"McCrory has the uncanny knack of always keeping you on the edge of your seat--I couldn't put the book down. Company Confidential makes Enron look like Disneyland!" --Joe Toppe, Film Director/Actor
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Reviews for "Company Confidential"
Reviewed by Bill Elliott
7/3/2001
This is a stunning, well-written thriller! Very graphic storytelling, along the lines of Thomas Harris & James Ellroy.
Reviewed by
12/18/2000
This graphic corporate-thriller is packed with nail-biting suspense from the opening pages, to the gut-wrenching mid-section and wraps up all the loose ends, as you breathe a sigh of relief. A fast, entertaining read.
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12/14/2000
In this graphic, and hard-boiled novel of suspense, a new sales rep, Scott Murphy, joins a corrupt Los Angeles company, led by meglomaniacal VP, Glenn Stevens. Murder and rape are all in a day's work for this power-hungry monster.
Stevens frames an innocent Murphy for a workplace murder. Through an unlikely alliance with a retired Army Ranger, Murphy must devise his own plan to bring Stevens to justice. You will be mesmerized by this page-turner.
This book grabs the reader by the throat on the opening pages, squeezes like a vice through the gut-wrenching mid-section, and does a nice job of tying up all the loose ends.
McCrory writes lean and mean; his dialogue crackles. Sizzling plot twists and turns--don't miss this one!
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