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Killer Instinct (2006)

di Joseph Finder

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Jason Steadman is a thirty-year-old sales executive living in Boston and working for an electronics giant, a competitors to Sony and Panasonic. He's a witty, charismatic guy who's well liked at the office, but he lacks the "killer instinct" necessary to move up the corporate ladder. To the chagrin of his ambitious wife, it looks as if his career has hit a ceiling. Jason's been sidelined.
But all that will change one evening when Jason meets Kurt Semko, a former Special Forces officer just back from Iraq. Looking for a decent pitcher for the company softball team, Jason gets Kurt, who was once drafted by the majors, a job in Corporate Security. Soon, good things start to happen for Jasonâ??and bad things start to happen to Jason's rivals. His career suddenly takes off. He's an overnight success. Only too late does Jason discover that his friend Kurt has been secretly paving his path to the top by the most "efficient"â??and ruthlessâ?? means available. After all, as Kurt says, "Business is war, right?"
But when Jason tries to put a stop to it, he finds that his new best friend has become the most dangerous enemy imaginable. And now it's far more than just his career that lies in the balance. A riveting tale of ambition, intrigue, and the price of success, Killer Instinct is Joseph Finder at his best.
*San Francisco Chronicle
** Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Audio edition includes an exclusive bonus interview with Joseph Finder and Malcolm Gladwell, bestselling author of Blink and The Tipping Point!
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This was an ok novel with a semi interesting plot but I think what ruined it mostly for me was his writing style. He really seemed to be trying to drop as many brand names as possible, and also overloading the book with way too much information, that was not central to the plot, or more likely not even central to the paragraph it was found in.
Overall, a very underwhelming attempt at what could have been a good story. I don't think I will be picking up any more of his books. ( )
  MrMet | Apr 28, 2023 |
I really enjoyed this book. The hero's mid-life crisis consists of his embracing and acting upon corporate ambition. Is this like a big corporation? The author never really says how Kurt and Jason met, other than by chance. Good suspense that kept me coming back. ( )
  buffalogr | Oct 18, 2021 |
3.5 / 5

Killer Instinct se publicó en el 2006 y ganó dicho premio en el 2007. Debutó en el lugar número 13 en la lista de Bestsellers de The New York Times compitiendo con novelas como The Da Vinci Code.

Es una novela de amistades peligrosas, ambición y el precio del éxito.

Joseph Finder sabe tejer una historia intrigante de principio a fin. Desde la presentación de personajes hasta los diálogos y la sucesión de eventos que desencadenan un desenlace que te mantendrá al borde de tu asiento.

Killer Instinct es una novela memorable, tiene escenas que se traducirían perfectamente a la pantalla grande. Me sorprende que aún no exista adaptación.

Es el segundo libro de Joseph Finder que leo, -seguido de Guilty Minds- y no tengo dudas de que no será el último.

Tengo "Vanished", "Paranoia" y " The Fixer" en la mira. ( )
  JorgeLC | Apr 28, 2018 |
Of the Joseph Finder books I have read this is the most disappointing. It starts all right but quickly gets a bit out of hand. Lots of very clever plotting and the usual good writing but weaker than normal in the characterisation. ( )
  johnwbeha | May 18, 2017 |
Good but not "wow". Interesting enough to finish the book, but I expected it to be more suspenseful from reading the description. ( )
  LorettaR | Aug 22, 2013 |
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Jason Steadman is a thirty-year-old sales executive living in Boston and working for an electronics giant, a competitors to Sony and Panasonic. He's a witty, charismatic guy who's well liked at the office, but he lacks the "killer instinct" necessary to move up the corporate ladder. To the chagrin of his ambitious wife, it looks as if his career has hit a ceiling. Jason's been sidelined.
But all that will change one evening when Jason meets Kurt Semko, a former Special Forces officer just back from Iraq. Looking for a decent pitcher for the company softball team, Jason gets Kurt, who was once drafted by the majors, a job in Corporate Security. Soon, good things start to happen for Jasonâ??and bad things start to happen to Jason's rivals. His career suddenly takes off. He's an overnight success. Only too late does Jason discover that his friend Kurt has been secretly paving his path to the top by the most "efficient"â??and ruthlessâ?? means available. After all, as Kurt says, "Business is war, right?"
But when Jason tries to put a stop to it, he finds that his new best friend has become the most dangerous enemy imaginable. And now it's far more than just his career that lies in the balance. A riveting tale of ambition, intrigue, and the price of success, Killer Instinct is Joseph Finder at his best.
*San Francisco Chronicle
** Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Audio edition includes an exclusive bonus interview with Joseph Finder and Malcolm Gladwell, bestselling author of Blink and The Tipping Point!

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