The Audacity is a razor-sharp satire diving headfirst into the implosion of a Theranos-like company, the unraveling of a marriage, and the absurdity of a billionaires' philanthropy summit. Ryan Chapman offers a narrative that is as incisive as it is entertaining, perfect for fans of Hari Kunzru and The White Lotus.

The story unfurls over a precipitous 72 hours, with a bombshell exposé on the cusp of revealing Victoria Stevens's multibillion-dollar startup as nothing but a colossal sham. Victoria herself has vanished off the face of the Earth. Is she playing dead, leaving her spouse, Guy Sarvananthan, to grapple with the impending disaster and the specter of incarceration? Confronted with the choice of fleeing to his homeland of Sri Lanka in disgrace or living in denial, Guy opts for the latter, jetting off to a secluded Caribbean island. Here, the elite 0.0001% convene to select which of the planet's dire issues they will 'eradicate forever.'

As Guy descends into a spiral of indulgence and intoxication amidst opulent wilderness and luxury yachts, surrounded by titans of industry, hordes of staff, and unexpected disruptors, Victoria tells her tale from a secret location in the California desert. Through feverishly penned diary entries laced with enigmatic self-help dogma, she schemes her return to power, unwavering in her belief that she will once again prove the doubters wrong.

Chapman's novel is a bold plunge into the dark chasm of ultra-late capitalism, likened to 'Martin Amis's Money' but for an era that has lingered far too long in the depths of excess and moral ambiguity.