Kickoff

It is mid 1998, the intensive analysis, updating, and testing of every line of code well underway to prepare for Y2K, except for one area. They are lagging, partly due to the distraction of the new and comprehensive software package acquired to replace an entrenched, disparate set of legacy applications.

Implemented successfully in time the new software, already paid for, will obviate that Y2K work. A big if to those arguing the limited resources should focus on the existing systems. However, that's no certainty either. They're old, few understand them. A decision on how to proceed will be based on the kickoff.

That session goes well, but then the consultant hired to lead the project is found dead, possibly murdered. The fallout shakes up the department, exposes fraud, deceit, betrayal, and personal conflicts beyond office politics, rendering each option fateful.

Kickoff is the first novel in the Critical Path series.