Power, Humiliation and Retribution: A Critical Review of Nikhlesh Mathur’s The Last Bargain
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August 26, 2026
Many thrillers begin with a crime. The Last Bargain begins with something more ordinary and, in its own way, more dangerous: humiliation. Nikhlesh Mathur’s protagonist VK has spent years collecting small injuries to his pride. He is ridiculed at work,…