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Paranoia

By Joseph Finder

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| Hardcover | 9780752860909

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PARANOIA is set in the modern-day corporate environment and focuses on a lazy but bright young exec at middle-management level. When a colleague leaves after many years' loyal service, his departure is allowed to pass unnoticed by senior management. The young exec is appalled at the way his colleaguContinue

PARANOIA is set in the modern-day corporate environment and focuses on a lazy but bright young exec at middle-management level. When a colleague leaves after many years' loyal service, his departure is allowed to pass unnoticed by senior management. The young exec is appalled at the way his colleague is treated and plots revenge against his company. He stumbles upon a secret company 'slush fund' and manages to gain access to it. Using the stolen funds he throws a fantastically lavish leaving party for his ex-colleague. Inevitably he gets caught, and is offered a Faustian pact by senior management - he can serve a lengthy jail term for embezzlement, or he can infiltrate a high-tech rival. As he becomes a rising star at his new company, his loyalties become divided and ultimately he seeks to break the bonds with his former company... PARANOIA is an acid portrayal of how people act in the modern-day corporate environment.This gripping novel taps into both the basic wish-fulfillment fantasy about ambition and success and the post-Enron disillusionment with big business.

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    Shotsmag Reviews - Paranoia by Joseph Finder When I read the first chapter and came to the last line ‘ My life as I knew it was over’ - I knew as a book reviewer that this was going to be a thrilling book, but why? Because of the hip, perceptive and ... (read full critics)

    shotsmag published on Mon, 27 Sep 2010

  • The Best Reviews: Joseph Finder, Paranoia

    "superb thriller" Adam Cassidy works rather poorly as a minor product-line manager at Wyatt Telecom. When his friend Jonesie retires, Adam impersonates the VP for Corporate Events and places an order with Meals of Splendor to cater a luncheon on the ... (read full critics)

    thebestreviews published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

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    Well written and fast paced, every page demands to be turned. Straddling the "Crichton" line nicely, the science is real without being overly complicated, a book (partially) about geeks which is readily accessible by geeks and those who have know idea what an optical chip even is...

    In the mai ... (continue)

    Well written and fast paced, every page demands to be turned. Straddling the "Crichton" line nicely, the science is real without being overly complicated, a book (partially) about geeks which is readily accessible by geeks and those who have know idea what an optical chip even is...

    In the main though, this is a thought provoking thriller based around corporate Americas greed and dirty tricks, and with a smart sensible ending this one sticks in the mind.

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    Kieran Delaney said on Feb 17, 2008 | Add your feedback

  • I hated this main character so much that it took a while to realize I also did not like the incredible amount of tedious detail included in this book. Blah. Just kept reading to find out what sort of horrible punishment this jerk gets - and was even disappointed there.

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    wilkinsjordan said on Mar 31, 2010 | Add your feedback

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