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Mousetrap, Inc. - Joseph Guzzo

Mousetrap, Inc.

By: Joseph Guzzo

Hardcover | 8 October 2021

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New college graduate Nick Adano doesn't realize it, but he's about to move from the frustration of unemployment into the despair of being a vital cog in a morally dubious invention-marketing company. And when Nick and his boss find themselves with a problem on their hands--a client with a good idea who's being railroaded--will Nick have the courage to confront himself? Set against the backdrop of the early nineties' recession, Mousetrap, Inc. explores a world before email and social media, when people relied on newspapers as a pivotal way to get information. To buoy the spirits of his equally despairing coworkers, Nick pens tales featuring an antihero named Chapel Fox, by day a respected divorce attorney, but by night a madman bringing his version of justice to his beloved hometown. Nick's coworkers take pleasure--and maybe derive a hint of self-recognition--from these morally ambiguous stories. Capturing the essence of the awkward early twenties, when we're adults . . . but not quite, this work speaks to anyone who's endured a less-than-ideal work situation.
Industry Reviews
“Karma is catching up to Mousetrap, Inc., a sleazy company built on the delusions of would-be inventors. Joseph Guzzo presents the downfall in all its hilarious indignity. He captures the gallows humor of the rank and file, the deranged behavior of the embattled queen bee, and the plight of the frustrated copywriter. Anyone who has ever worked for an unscrupulous (and deservedly doomed) outfit will read this book nodding in recognition.”
—Michael Ayoob, author of In Search of Mercy and Shadow Menagerie

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