Paranoia - Softcover

Finder, Joseph

3.77

8,092 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312940912 ISBN 13: 9780312940911

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 2006

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It was only a prank: diverting cash from Wyatt Telecom's executive slush fund to throw a retirement bash for a member of the loading dock crew. But when corporate security catches up with Adam Cassidy, a low ambition junior staffer at the high-tech behemoth, they call it something else: embezzlement, to the tune of nearly $80 grand.

Ruthless CEO Nick Wyatt is impressed by Adam's scheming, and offers him one way out-take on the role of a rising corporate hotshot and infiltrate Wyatt's rival, Trion Systems. His mission is to get close to Trion's legendary founder Jock Goddard, and his ultra-secret "Project Aurora," and report back to Wyatt.

With Wyatt pulling the strings and a dramatically improved identity, Adam is set up as Trion's new boy genius. Suddenly, he's got a sweet new Porsche, a closet full of $1,500 suits, and even a lovely lady who thinks he's a dream. But it's all just a mirage, because Adam is about to learn that nothing is what it seems and that it isn't paranoia...everyone is out to get him...

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The first jet-propelled thriller of 2004... Go along for the ride... twisting, stealthily plotted.- Janet Maslin, The New York Times (1/15/04) This year's first contender for Page Turner of the Year is Joseph Finder's Paranoia... It's as if he has taken Sun Tzu's Art of War as a blueprint to concoct a terrific tale... It's riveting stuff... The corporate thriller just got an upgrade.USA Today (1/29/04) Masterfully told and thoroughly engrossing... - People Magazine. Here it is, readers, the perfect thriller for the post-Enron/Martha Stewart era. - New Orleans Times-Picayune (1/25/04) Provides more chills than any ghoul with a chain saw. - Entertainment Weekly (A-) This novel is the real deal: a thriller that actually will keep readers up way past their bedtimes. . . . Relentless suspense . . . A first-rate surprise ending packs a wallop . . . The most entertaining thriller of 2004.- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) Don't start this book at 8:00 p.m. or you'll be up all night. Finder's latest is a fun read with a hip narrator, an engaging story set in a world rarely seen in thrillers, and great suspense. Highly recommended.- Ronnie H. Terpening, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, Library Journal (Starred Review)One of those all-too-rare but absolutely unforgettable books that rewrites the rules for contemporary thrillers. Finder's loyal fans have long known what a terrific writer he is, but with Paranoia he has written what is destined to be a classic of suspense fiction. Paranoia is a knock-out - a fresh, original and compelling novel that is impossible to put down.- Daniel Silva, author of The Confessor. The real thing - a sleek, hip and fast-paced thriller that gets its hooks in you from the very first page. It's a terrific combination of nail-biting suspense, great characters with depth and real heart, and a fresh, original voice. - Lisa Scottoline, author --Various

Book Description:

A fresh and addictive corporate thriller. First of Joseph Finder titles on audio in the UK.

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