Killer Instinct by Joseph Finder
Jason Steadman is a thirty-year-old sales executive living in Boston and working for a electronics giant, a competitor to Sony and Panasonic. He's a witty, charismatic guy who's well liked at the office, but he lacks the 'killer instinct' necessary to move up the corporate ladder. To the chagrin of his ambitious wife, it looks as if his career has hit a ceiling: Jason's been sidelined. But all that will change one evening when Jason meets Kurt Semko, a former Special Forces officer just back from Iraq. Looking for a decent pitcher for the company softball team, Jason gets Kurt, who was once drafted by the majors, a job in Corporate Security. Soon, good things start to happen for Jason - and bad things start to happen to Jason's rivals. His career suddenly takes off. He's an overnight success. Only too late does Jason discover that his friend Kurt has been secretly paving his path to the top by the most 'efficient' - and ruthless - means available. After all, Kurt says, 'Business is war, right?' But when Jason tries to put a stop to it, he finds that his new best friend has become the most dangerous enemy imaginable.And now it's far more than just his career that lies in the balance. A riveting tale of ambition, intrigue, and the price of success, KILLER INSTINCT is Joseph Finder at his best.
'Joseph Finder's visions of corporate America make riveting reading.. Finder is in good form in this tense page-turner.' -- Suzanna Yager SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Finder's novel is as tight as a garrotte, but with twice the laughs' -- Mark Timlin INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'Joseph Finder's getting better with each book... a brow-furrowingly smart piece of thrillering' SUNDAY SPORT 'Buy it.****' DAILY MIRROR This may be a crime novel but its subtext is a sermon on the price of success.' LITERARY REVIEW 'A twist on the corporate thriller' GLASGOW HERALD 'Finder is gaining a reputation as a top dog in thrillers - and Killer Instinct is his best yet.' -- Shari Low DAILY RECORD '[a] nerve-twanging thriller' PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH
In addition to fiction, Finder continues to write extensively on espionage and international affairs relations for THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WASHINGTON POST, and THE NEW REPUBLIC. He lives in Boston with his wife and daughter.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780752874807 |
| ISBN 10 | 0752874802 |
| Title | Killer Instinct |
| Author | Joseph Finder |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2006-06-14 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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