"CompWare is in serious trouble after a promised merger falls through, so they do what other businesses have done to bolster their public image: they hire a consulting firm to review and streamline their business practices. But there's something strange about the firm they hire--more specifically, the quirky gentleman who arrives to supervise the project: Mr. Patoff, tall and thin and wearing a bow tie, and with an odd smile that never quite reaches his eyes. The employees of CompWare soon realize they're not just fighting for their jobs: they're fighting for their lives. The Consultant is a biting workplace satire, with horrific touches only Bentley Little could provide."--Page 4 of cover