Disgraced: A Toronto Thriller

When cybersecurity expert Nick Barnes targets the payday loan company that ruined his mother’s life, those in his path are forced into desperate and compromising actions. From a young journalist who sacrifices her integrity to a lonely man caught in the cult behind it all, Nick’s vigilantism triggers redemption for some and self-destruction for those unwilling to confront their own twisted desire for justice. A tenacious journalist • A predatory loan company • A hacker out for vengeance • A secretive cult A young journalist, Tomoko Abrams, stumbles onto her first big story: a professor and his graduate student are on the run after exposing a predatory loan giant. But the anonymous data behind Martin and Parisa's analysis is tainted, sent to them by Nick Barnes, a cyber-security guru bent on revenge. Little does Nick know that his plot to take down Wellington Payday Loans is caught up in the prophecies of a secretive religious cult, a cult involving Martin's brother, Conor, and a mysterious man who seems to be controlling it all. Young Conor was groomed to take his mentor’s place in The Cluster—a secret cult of philanthropists with a unique relationship to magic mushrooms and vision…