Disclosure, by Michael Crichton – sexual harassment in reverse

by Peter on July 6, 2010

Disclosure by the late master thriller writer Michael Crichton was filmed in an excellent movie featuring Michael Douglas and Demi Moore, in 1994: Disclosure. This is still a great and very worthwhile movie!

In the book, we meet Tom Sanders, an up-and-coming executive at the computer firm DigiCom. When his new boss turns out to be a woman who is both his Crichton: Disclosureformer lover and a business rival, Sanders decides to be professional about it.

However, after a closed-door meeting, the woman accuses him of sexual harassment. It’s her word against his, and suddenly Sanders finds himself caught in a nightmarish web of deceit in which he is branded as the villain. As he scrambles to try to save his career and his reputation, Sanders uncovers an electronic trail into DigiCom’s secrets and the cynical scheme devised to bring him down. Disclosure is a great thriller, addressing a difficult topic with a challenging angle. A masterpiece – very suspenseful and intriguing.

“Expertly crafted, ingenious and absorbing.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer

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