In a world where technology gallops ahead and surveillance seeps into every corner of life, one man dares to rewrite the rules. It Is Good to Be Bad is a razor-sharp thriller that opens the Chronicles of the Guild trilogy with style, substance, and a touch of rebellion.
Meet Christopher Martin-Olsen: brilliant, ambitious, and not quite the villain you’d expect. When opportunity knocks—loudly—he seizes the chance to build something extraordinary: a network of discreet operations designed to help the ultra-wealthy and powerful dance between the raindrops of legality when doing what is still ethically acceptable. But no good disruption goes unpunished.
As governments grow more watchful and institutions more ruthless, Christopher must navigate a web of competing interests, shifting loyalties, and morally murky waters. A secretive cabal supports his vision—though their motives remain as layered as their influence. Consequently, when allies falter and enemies strike, survival demands more than ingenuity; it calls for boldness, sacrifice, and perhaps a few well-calculated risks.
This is no dry lecture on financial trickery or bureaucratic overreach. With wit, grit, and a fast-paced narrative, It Is Good to Be Bad explores the thin line between principle and pragmatism. Its characters are complex, flawed, and painfully human—each facing their own internal battles as they clash with external forces that are as real as they are relentless.
Is Christopher a mastermind or a pawn? A hero or a villain? That’s for the reader to decide. What’s certain is this: once you enter his world, nothing will seem quite as black and white again.
Clever, suspenseful, and unsettlingly plausible, this novel is for anyone who enjoys being challenged as much as entertained. Because sometimes, in a world stacked against you, it’s not about being good— it’s about being good at being bad.
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