The Garbage Man
by Tessa Pacelli
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Pub Date 20 Jan 2026 | Archive Date 31 Jan 2026
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Description
Fresh out of Harvard Business School, Kayla Mousavi lands a coveted job at General Recycling, beating out thousands to work for Americaʼs hottest tech company and its legendary CEO, Frederick Douglass Monahan. It seems like a golden opportunity. GRʼs trash eating bacteria gobble up refuse, rescuing a world choking on garbage. And her job, as the right-hand analyst of a global business celebrity, guarantees a glittering future. But Kayla should have remembered what her father–in prison for insider trading–always said...
Inside every great company is great crime.
It's not long before Kayla stumbles onto the kind of dirt that not even the magic GR bugs can disappear. Soon, she’s witness to a professional hit—a hit meant for her—and on a collision course with the truth behind the trash: deep in the bowels of a Wall Street darling is an extraordinary and terrifying business that will reshape everything we believe about psychology, security, privacy, and human nature. Now, to live, Kayla will have to outsmart a ruthless genius with unlimited resources. A man who absolutely intends to change the world…just not exactly as advertised.
Advance Praise
THE GARBAGE MAN is Publisher's Weekly / BookLife Editor's Pick: "A twist-at-every-turn thriller about addiction and the power of AI."
THE GARBAGE MAN is a Kirkus Reviews "Get it" (blue checkmark) Pick: "A sleek, sophisticated cyberthriller in which addiction and artificial intelligence intertwine."
"In her debut novel, THE GARBAGE MAN, Tessa Pacelli nets that truly rare bird: a wildly intriguing and entirely fresh concept. You won't forget Kayla's story, so get ready to rock and roll." - Jacquelyn Mitchard, #1 NY Times Bestelling Author, The Deep End of the Ocean.
"Fast-paced and original, filled with imperfect yet uniquely compelling characters, this one is a wild ride from start to finish." - HelenKay Dimon (Darby Kane), #1 international bestselling author of Pretty Little Wife and many others
"Prescient, terrifying, and eminently readable, THE GARBAGE MAN distills everything about the news that scares you into a knockout of a debut." - Rob Hart, USA TODAY bestselling author of the Assassins Anonymous series
"A new recruit to a company hailed as the future of recycling gets much more than she bargained for in Tessa Pacelli's high-octane thriller. THE GARBAGE MAN is a twisty journey through the fraught world of Big Data, AI, and virtual reality." - Allison Buccola, author of The Ascent
"[A] fast paced tale with brilliant plotting...High stakes throughout, The Garbage Man is an unputdownable page turner that doesn't stop until the explosive ending! Pacelli is surely one to watch for action thrillers - Jaime Lynn Hendricks, bestselling author of Their Double Lives
"Tessa Pacelli's impressive debut thriller is as timely as it is terrifying. You'll root for Kayla in this prescient and propulsive tale of corruption, addiction, and revenge. I can't wait to read whatever Pacelli writes next." - Alex Finlay, bestselling author of Parents Weekend
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Audiobook |
| ISBN | 9798999093936 |
| PRICE | |
| DURATION | 10 Hours, 23 Minutes |
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