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Power Play

by Joseph Finder

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Ah, the other reviewers have done an excellent job providing the plot of this novel.
Mr. Finder is justfiably a best selling author. His plots are unusual- taking place in the business world- something I find very refreshing (and recognizable:>), with unusual plot twists. Business gone murderous. He is one of my favorite authors. ( )
beccam2 | Jan 6, 2009 |  
Jake Landry is invited as a last minute substitute to a corporate retreat at a lodge in the Canadian wilderness. He’s not sure why he has been invited to rub shoulders with all the corporate top executives. He’s got strong technical skills that may be useful to some of the decisions to be made. But the corporate politics could be bad for his career.

I like the fact that Finder ties his books to a corporate world. A lot more of us have worked for big companies than for the CIA. So it’s easier to relate to Finder’s stories. Although I’m pleased to say that I never faced the kind of incidents Finder describes in my career.

My complete review is on my blog, Nate's Library, specifically at: http://nates-library.blogspot.com/200... ( )
nbradle2 | Dec 17, 2008 |  
Jake is an underling at his company, so he is surprised to suddenly be told he is going to their private retreat with all the executives in the Candadian wilderness. Jake figures out why he was invited when he spots his ex-girlfriend Ali with the CEO as her personal assistant. Jake is not into playing the corporate power game, but the skills that he learned from his secret past may be the only thing that keeps him alive when a group of armed men take over the retreat center and hold all of the executives hostage for money.
I loved the fast paced action of this book and the way the author gradually revealed details about the past that explained the present events. The author was great about revealing just enough to keep me guessing the entire way through. I loved this suspense and highly recommend this to those who like page-turners filled with thrills and suspense. ( )
debs4jc | Sep 18, 2008 |  
I didn't believe the tough guy character whatsoever. My first intro to Finder was Killer Instinct. I thoroughly enjoyed that book. This one lacked believability. ( )
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Power Play is a quick read, but make sure you have a few hours as its hard to put down. The book deals with corporate intrigue and hostage taking in our present day post Enron world. It’s set at a corporate retreat, where the guests have no email or telephone access. Sounds great until the execuitives are taken hostage by apparent local hunters.

There is a high level of action, without too much complexity. ( )
yaakov | May 15, 2008 |  
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0312347480, Hardcover)

It was the perfect retreat for a troubled company.  No cell phones.  No BlackBerrys.  No cars.  Just a luxurious, remote lodge surrounded by thousands of miles of wilderness.
     All the top officers of the Hammond Aerospace Corporation are there.  And one last-minute substitute — a junior executive named Jake Landry.  He’s a steady, modest, and taciturn guy with a gift for keeping his head down and a turbulent past he’s trying to put behind him.  
Jake’s uncomfortable with all the power players he’s been thrown in with, with all the swaggering and the posturing.  The only person there he knows is the female CEO’s assistant—his ex-girlfriend, Ali.
     When a band of backwoods hunters crash the opening-night dinner, the executives suddenly find themselves held hostage by armed men who will do anything, to anyone, to get their hands on the largest ransom in history.  Now, terrified and desperate and cut off from the rest of the world, the captives are at the mercy of hard men with guns who may not be what they seem. 
     The corporate big shots hadn’t wanted Jake there.  But now he’s the only one who can save them. 
     Power Play is a non-stop, pulse-pounding, high-stakes thriller that will hold the reader riveted until the very last page.

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