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For many readers, Joseph Finder’s
Paranoia was a breakthrough book. At a stroke (and after several earlier books), Finder became a must-read thriller author, even though he did not subsequently make the commercial breakthrough that many a lesser talent has – with lesser books.
Power Play shows that (as Finder aficionados know) the author has not been idle – each new book by him shows a refining of his style and skill. And if this latest novel does not quite match the exhilaration afforded by
Paranoia, it’s still a pretty persuasive piece of work – with ironclad plotting.
The theme here is corporate kidnapping. Finder’s protagonist, Landry, a talented aircraft engineer, finds himself invited to a corporate conference with his bosses. He’s ill-at-ease, condescended to by his high-flying colleagues – and even more discomforted when he finds an ex-lover – now a corporate high-flyer herself with the company -- is behind the invitation. But then an audacious, violent kidnapping of the entire group takes place. The body count rises, and Landry begins to look like everyone’s best hope for survival, while his more high-profile colleagues demonstrate less finely-honed survival instincts.
To say that the tension is orchestrated here with a master’s touch understates the case. Cliché it may be – but it has to be said: you won't be able to put this one down. It’s beginning to look like just a matter of time before Joseph Finder assumes his justified place in the upper echelons of thriller practitioners. --Barry Forshaw
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
Product Description
Joseph Finder has built his reputation as the new master of John Grisham's old territory - the piece of land where business and morality clash. And where it's everyday people who suffer the consequences. Never has this area been more topical. Big business is now often more powerful than big government and through advances in technology has more power than ever before to spy on both its customers and its employees. From e-mail tracking or loyalty cards, we are now an open book to our corporate masters. With his brilliantly paced plotting and unrivalled background in espionage, Joseph Finder is perfectly placed to describe this - and become the new superstar of contemporary thriller writing. POWERPLAY is Finder at his best. When a small group of execs from an airline company head for a retreat in woodland cabin, they can little imagine the hell about to break loose. A gripping tale of kidnap and treachery, and finding the heroes - and villains - among the people you think you know best.
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