Book Review - Paranoia by Joseph Finder
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Even though I really like the novels of Joseph Finder, somehow I neglected to go back and read Paranoia. Big mistake... This is a great novel...
Adam Cassidy pulls a stunt at Wyatt, a telecom high-tech firm, that gets him in hot water. Facing potential jail time, he agrees to become a corporate spy for Wyatt by getting hired at their arch-rival firm, Trion Systems. With a stellar cover story and massive prepping, he quickly works his way up the ladder and finds himself the special assistant to the CEO of Trion. Wyatt is pushing hard for more and more information, and wants the full details on a top secret project that promises to disrupt the industry. But Cassidy is becoming disenchanted with the arrangement and is identifying himself with Trion. When he tries to sever his ties with Wyatt, he finds out just how deep the hook has been set. Basically, he's completely compromised regardless of what he does. The only way out is to set up Wyatt's CEO with stolen goods, but he has to risk everything to pull off the theft. And when things go wrong, he finds out that *nothing* is what he thought it was...
This is a book that is enjoyable on so many levels. The corporate espionage plot draws you in, and you realize how much is at stake. The characters are all pretty believable, and identifying with the choices Cassidy makes under duress is so easy to do. And just when you think you have everything figured out, it all shifts. I found myself reading faster and faster as I got to the end because the suspense was killing me. This is one of the best novels I've read in awhile, and it firmly cements Finder as a top author in my book.
Even though I really like the novels of Joseph Finder, somehow I neglected to go back and read Paranoia. Big mistake... This is a great novel...
Adam Cassidy pulls a stunt at Wyatt, a telecom high-tech firm, that gets him in hot water. Facing potential jail time, he agrees to become a corporate spy for Wyatt by getting hired at their arch-rival firm, Trion Systems. With a stellar cover story and massive prepping, he quickly works his way up the ladder and finds himself the special assistant to the CEO of Trion. Wyatt is pushing hard for more and more information, and wants the full details on a top secret project that promises to disrupt the industry. But Cassidy is becoming disenchanted with the arrangement and is identifying himself with Trion. When he tries to sever his ties with Wyatt, he finds out just how deep the hook has been set. Basically, he's completely compromised regardless of what he does. The only way out is to set up Wyatt's CEO with stolen goods, but he has to risk everything to pull off the theft. And when things go wrong, he finds out that *nothing* is what he thought it was...
This is a book that is enjoyable on so many levels. The corporate espionage plot draws you in, and you realize how much is at stake. The characters are all pretty believable, and identifying with the choices Cassidy makes under duress is so easy to do. And just when you think you have everything figured out, it all shifts. I found myself reading faster and faster as I got to the end because the suspense was killing me. This is one of the best novels I've read in awhile, and it firmly cements Finder as a top author in my book.
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