Northstar Office Lies-The Woman In My Personnel File

According to her company's HR department, Maren Hart spent the last twelve years in federal prison for wire fraud. But Maren has never been arrested.As the Deputy CFO of the prestigious Boston consulting firm Corwin & Lyle, Maren's life is built on precision, numbers, and control. That illusion shatters when a routine system migration reveals a ghost in the machine: a pre-existing personnel file bearing her exact name and Social Security Number. The woman in the file worked at the firm years ago, processed over a million dollars in fraudulent wire transfers, and took the fall for a massive embezzlement scheme.The architect behind this flawless identity theft? Maren's deceased father, a beloved company executive.With a $2.3 billion IPO looming in just three weeks, Maren must unravel a labyrinth of shell companies, hidden bank accounts, and corporate cover-ups. She forms an uneasy alliance with Marla Quinn, the woman who lost over a decade of her life to a stolen name. But as they close in on the current CEO who orchestrated the theft, Maren discovers a trap designed specifically for her-a legal document bearing her own signature, cementing her complicity.