Humble Sky

Humble Sky tells the story of the development of a new drug for depression. Seen from the inside of a biotechnology start-up company, four characters' perspectives are used: Jacob (a middle manager and smart aleck), Emma (Jacob's spouse), Tony (Jacob's boss), and Patty (Jacob's employee). Tony manages the company like a dysfunctional parent and requires employees to spy on one another. Emma suffers from depression and pressures Jacob onto a Texas-themed cruise ship. Patty saves the scientific integrity of their work from Tony's profiteering and reaps her own financial reward. Jacob travels to the Caribbean, pits Texan and French passengers against one another and in a Book of Job-inspired sequence, he has a conversation with God. Feedback of all kinds welcome. The novel has been read by several others (friends mainly) and I'm ready for a tougher crowd.

• Chapter 1 - Logic Takes a Holiday"It's chapter 1 -- hopefully..."
• Chapter 2 - The Chianti Conspiracy"In Chapter 1, you met Emma ..."
• Chapter 3 - Command Performance"Chapters 1 and 2 introduced..."