by Keith Gouveia
To the elite of Manhattan, Arthur Goodwin is the epitome of corporate perfection. As the Senior Vice President of Risk Management at Vega Global, he is wealthy, flawless, and the hand-picked successor to the retiring CEO. But Arthur Goodwin is a complete fiction. He is actually Gary Miller, a fugitive from an Ohio trailer park with a criminal record. For ten years, Gary has lived behind a mask of custom-tailored suits, forged Ivy League credentials, and a meticulously fabricated pedigree.The illusion shatters on the biggest day of his career. Minutes before presenting a high-stakes restructuring proposal to the board, Arthur receives an anonymous text containing his old mugshot and a chilling message: See you in the boardroom, Gary.Trapped in a glass cage forty-five floors above Manhattan, Arthur pitches the performance of his life while profiling the colleagues surrounding him. The threat is undeniably internal. Is it Marcus, the envious rival sweating through his expensive shirt? Is it Elena, the ice-cold compliance queen who smells a liability? Or is it Henderson, the paternal CEO who would destroy Arthur to protect his own ego?When the proposal passes unanimously, Arthur thinks his corporate armor held. But the real nightmare is just beginning. The blackmailer doesn’t want a payout; they want Arthur to use his position to orchestrate a fraudulent corporate restructuring that will siphon millions, framing himself as the fall guy.To survive, the polished executive must revive the ruthless instincts of the thief he buried. As Arthur launches a covert counter-investigation, his two identities bleed together. He must unmask his extortionist before the CEO transition is finalized—or decide if he is willing to commit one final, irreversible crime to keep the mask on forever.
