New Bentley Little Novel Receiving Rave Reviews!
The Consultant by Bentley Little
STARRED Review in Booklist!
Hi Folks!
The reviews are rolling in for The Consultant by Bentley Little, his brand new 400+ page novel that has never been published anywhere in the world, and the critics are loving Little’s take on workplace horror!
Here is the latest, a STARRED REVIEW from Daniel Kraus in Booklist:
“Why aren’t more horror novels set in the workplace? Surely few things strike fear into the heart more than the squeak of the boss’ shoes rounding the credenza, a memo about an emergency sales meeting, or an accidental reply-all e-mail. Craig Horne didn’t think software firm CompWare’s downtick in business warranted the hiring of the consulting firm BFG Associates, but now it seems they’re stuck with them. Or him, to be precise: Regus Patoff, a bone-thin, flat-topped, bow tie–clad Mephistopheles whose initial thousands of e-mails and hundreds of meetings only hint at what’s to come. As he did in The Mailman and The Influence,Little wrings his premise for every drop of blood and sweat. PowerPoint presentations—with gory crime-scene photos. Mandatory blood drives—conducted with rusty knives. Staff weight-loss programs—with naked weigh-ins. Training sessions—on proper toilet-papering technique. Little understands the ominous undertones of companyspeak like initiatives, streamlining, and, most of all, termination. As suicides and “accidents” mount, it becomes clear that BFG intends to radically restructure (another eerie euphemism) CompWare, even if it means infiltrating employees’ personal lives, as Craig learns when Patoff begins consulting at both his wife’s job and son’s school. This is ink-black dark comedy at its chortling, devious best. Bosses who get the joke should be handing this out with the Christmas bonuses.”
— Booklist, Daniel Kraus (starred review)
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Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!
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