Company Man - by Joseph Finder (Paperback)

About the Book

A recent widower and CEO of the major company in a small town is trapped by a conspiracy to sell the company out from under him and to corner him on murder charges for the death of a man who was stalking his family.

Book Synopsis

"A high octane thrill ride!" - San Francisco Chronicle on Paranoia

Joseph Finder's New York Times bestseller Paranoia was hailed by critics as "jet-propelled," the "Page Turner of the Year," and "the archetype of the thriller in its contemporary form."

Now Finder returns with Company Man - a heart-stopping thriller about ambition, betrayal, and the price of secrets.

Nick Conover is the CEO of a major corporation, a local boy made good, and once the most admired man in a company town. But that was before the layoffs.

When a faceless stalker menaces his family, Nick, a single father of two since the recent death of his wife, finds that the gated community they live in is no protection at all. He decides to take action, a tragedy ensues - and immediately his life spirals out of control.

At work, Nick begins to uncover a conspiracy against him, involving some of his closest colleagues. He doesn't know who he can trust - including the brilliant, troubled new woman in his life.

Meanwhile, his actions are being probed by a homicide detective named Audrey Rhimes, a relentless investigator with a strong sense of morality - and her own, very personal reason for pursuing Nick Conover.

With everything he cares about in the balance, Nick discovers strengths he never knew he had. His enemies don't realize how hard he'll fight to save his company. And nobody knows how far he'll go to protect his family.

Mesmerizing and psychologically astute, Company Man is Joseph Finder's most compelling and original novel yet.

From the Back Cover

CRITICAL PRAISE FOR JOSEPH FINDER AND PARANOIA

"There's a new John Grisham in town!" - People

"Jet-propelled. . . this twisting, stealthily plotted story...weaves a tangled and ingeniously enveloping web...[with a] killer twist for the end." -The New York Times

"A built-for-speed thrill ride . . .Mr. Finder, who has written nonfiction about the intelligence world, brings an authoritative-seeming knowledge of trade-craft to his fast-paced, first-person tale of techno-espionage . . . edgy and knowing." - Wall Street Journal

"Riveting. . . Perhaps the finest of the contemporary thriller novelists, Finder is an expert on suspenseful storytelling that is at once slick and substantive. . . . You may think you've read one mystery too many. Find Finder and you'll think again." - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"The archetype of the thriller in its contemporary form...real escapist pleasure." - The New Yorker

"This year's first contender for Page Turner of the Year is Joseph Finder's Paranoia . . . a terrific tale . . . riveting. . . The corporate thriller just got an upgrade." - USA Today

"Paranoia is a cleverly nuanced suspense story....Fresh, original and without cliché, this is a cerebral, contemporary thriller that ends with a wrenching twist followed by a supple extra turn." -- Boston Herald

About the Author

Joseph Finder is the author of five previous novels including the New York Times bestsellers Paranoia and High Crimes, which was the basis for the Morgan Freeman/Ashley Judd movie. Finder is a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers and has written extensively on espionage and international affairs for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The New Republic. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts.