This short, captivating novel reveals with chilling precision the consequences of an ideology of transparency that could, in the name of ideal purity, drag us dangerously close to the world depicted in 1984.

Gaspard opens an attached file. Big mistake. His computer is hacked, and in turn, so are the others at the company where he works as an analyst. Private affairs are brought to light, fear and shame abound. Public affairs are exposed under far-from-flattering conditions; a minister falters; confidence crumbles; reputations and jobs are on the line. A dangerous game whose consequences, both big and small, are subtly measured in this captivating novel.