When truth and fiction start to blur

[David]

Hi everyone,
I’m new to the group and thrilled to join in. I’ve just published my debut novel Planted, a fictional corporate thriller that digs into the dark corners of finance, technology, and human ambition.

The story came out of my years working inside big financial institutions the kind of places where “ethics” and “profit” don’t always play well together. Writing it made me think a lot about how ordinary people justify crossing moral lines once and then again, until there’s no way back. I am now working on my next book, which also deal with ethics in financial services (or the lack of them)
So I’m curious:
Do you prefer thrillers where the “villain” is clearly defined, or do you enjoy stories where everyone’s just a little bit compromised?

Would love to hear your thoughts and happy to swap recommendations for other books that tread that same moral gray zone.

Dave