"Lesson number one: don't get attached to anyone. Being a cannibal is the only way to truly succeed in this business."

He placed one hand on the door handle, then thought a moment and smiled to himself. "The problem is, once you take a bite, it will never be enough."

After a fortuitous encounter at a local book convention, a liberal arts graduate accepts a position at a flashy publishing company under the tutelage of its charismatic owner only to learn that the press is led, and fed, by a literal boogeyman.