![]() ![]() I know woulkd think about just running away. As he has his employer call him into the office to put the screws to him. Our hero gets into a heap of trouble when he is caught. The book starts off with a semi-geek low level stiff using his talents to "borrow" company funds for company party. I did not want to get out of the car at the end of the ride (I listen in the car). Sure some might whine that some of events are unlikely. Sure some people might figure out the ending. My comments here are for the unabridged version. Sure, it takes a bit of suspending your reality, but if you are willing to do that, you are in for a very amusing listen. I am not a suspense junkie, either, but this book kept me reading and nail-biting til the wee hours. This is not a subject I would seek out nor would I expect to find it as fun as I did. Basically, it is a tale of corporate espionage laced with bits of humor. It is interesting enough to justify being there. There is a secondary thread involving Adam's relationship with his abusive, difficult father who is dying of lung disease. ![]() When caught red-handed, he is given a choice of prison or spying for his company by infiltrating their most serious competitor. For kicks, he hacks his company's systems to finance a fancy and much too expensive retirement party for a guy on the loading dock. You can imagine my surprise, when after listening to it and enjoying every moment of it, I read the reviews and realized it was narrated by Scott Brick! He did a great job capturing the brash personality of Adam Cassidy! He really added to the listening experience! (I am not usually a fan but may have to reconsider.) Short summary? Adam Cassidy is in the tech industry in a boring, going-nowhere type of job. So, when I saw it on sale, I figured I'd give it a second go-round in audio. I brought the book in for a co-worker at the time, who told me she was angry at me the next morning as she stayed up all night reading it. I loved everything about this book when I read the paper version some years ago. Finally, while the character's dad's health issues and bad attitude provided a mildly interesting side story, I think the author spent too much time on the father-son relationship. Also, the story's hero can be rather stupid at times. It's almost as if the author failed to submit the last page of the story to the publisher. The plot conclusion was great, but the final couple of paragraphs were unsatisfying. Despite my love of the book, and of the twists and turns it takes, I have a few misgivings. His job is to learn all he can about a mysterious, earth-shattering invention the competitor is working on. ![]() Essentially, this book focuses on the actions of an employee of a fictional tech firm who is coerced into spying on a competitor by taking a job with them. I bought this for a long road-trip and I got so caught up in the story that I took the unusual step of bringing my Ipod into my hotel room and listening to it at night in bed! I love business thrillers, which are pitifully few, since everyone wants to write about detectives, lawyers, or the CIA these days. ![]()
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