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Company Man: A Novel Audiobook
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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, the son of a factory worker, is the CEO of a major corporation in a company town. Nick, once the most admired man in Fenwick, Michigan, is now, having presided over massive layoffs, the most despised. A single parent since the recent death of his wife, he's struggling to insulate his ten-year-old daughter and angry sixteen-year-old son from the town's hostility. When his family is threatened by a nameless stalker, events spin quickly out of control and Nick is faced with a dead body and damning circumstances. To protect his family, he must cover up the homicide with the help of his old friend and corporate security director. Now Audrey Rhimes, a police investigator with an agenda of her own, is determined to connect Nick to the homicide. In the meantime, Nick begins to unravel a web of intrigue within his own corporation, involving his closest colleagues, that threatens to gut the company and bring him down with it. With everything he spent his life working for hanging in the balance, Nick Conover discovers that life at the top is just one small step away from a long plunge to the bottom.
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"A very enjoyable novel. I love the fact that the main character and hero of the novel is the CEO of a major company. Some suspense and thrills... I was frequently wondering as I was reading... what would happen to the major characters. Some of the characters can be seen as clearly bad guys, others... well they are harder to distinguish as good or bad, until it's too late?"
— Stephen (5 out of 5 stars)
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“There's a new John Grisham in town!
— People magazine (Critic's Choice) on Paranoia -
This thriller is engaging from the opening lines and doesn't let up until the surprising end. Scott Brick narrates flawlessly, using one voice that manages not only to portray Adam's satiric sense of humor but also to capture each of the many other characters' personalities...Brick maintains tension and builds nonstop suspense.
— AudioFile on Paranoia -
Jet-propelled...weaves a tangled and ingeniously enveloping web...[with] a killer twist for the end.
— The New York Times on Paranoia -
A built-for-speed thrill ride...
— Wall Street Journal on Paranoia
Awards
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Winner of the 2006 Barry Award for Best Thriller
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A New York Times bestseller
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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
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Winner of the 2006 Gumshoe Award for Best Thriller
Company Man Listener Reviews
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" I really enjoy Joseph Finder. He writes books that are full of suspense and intrigue, but all in a corporate setting. Generally, his protagonists are good guys caught in difficult situations only partly of their own making. He obviously does lots of research to try to get all the details right, and I enjoy the details the way he strings them together. Good read. "
— Peggy, 2/16/2014 -
" I actually had to read this for a literature class my sophomore year of college and found it surprisingly good. The book is a good 500+ pages long and somehow it's one of the few books of that length that I've read in a weekend. "
— John, 2/7/2014 -
" Meh. IT was a little long in the tooth for my taste. I liked the lead character, Nick, but little else. I felt like this book was just too long winded, too much info and side plots about the sub-characters. Hope the other Finder books are not this overly written. "
— Beanse, 2/5/2014 -
" It has been a couple of years since I read it. This and Power Play were very interesting although I remember thinking at several points in the story that the main character was being awfully short-sighted in avoiding the police. "
— Lloyd, 2/4/2014 -
" A thriller set in Michigan. The protagonist is Nick Conover, the CEO of Stratton Inc., an office furniture maker, competitor of Steelcase. His house is being broken into by a lunatic stalker who scrawls strange messages on his walls. His company, owned by a shady holding company is undergoing hard times, with outsourcing to China. Most of his town hates him because he has had to lay off half the workforce.Finally one night he confronts the stalker and kills him. In a panic he gets his corporate director of security to dump the body. It is later found in a dumpster and a persistent police detective starts following the trail of the killer. "
— Frederick, 1/25/2014 -
" Started off slow and was not as interesting. Last half of the book was much better and exciting. "
— Kendar88, 1/17/2014 -
" this book kept me turning pages, and is a great hriller. "
— Nora, 1/15/2014 -
" I liked it! Keep me interested all the way through "
— Mary, 12/19/2013 -
" It is a great thriller involving a man I am sure most of us know. Well worth your time. Finder is a great author. "
— Chip, 11/18/2013 -
" First part of this book seemed to drag for me. Then about halfway in I was hooked! Great story. "
— Shelby, 11/17/2013 -
" A very kind of thriller based on corporate crime and corruption. The situations and characters seemed very relevant to modern society. "
— Mark, 11/13/2013 -
" Good writing overall, just like I expected from Joseph Finder. The unexpected twists and turns made it a fun read! "
— Dami, 10/31/2013 -
" Very suspenseful. I really enjoy all of Joseph Finder's books. They keep you on the edge of your seat. Very unpredictable. Must read for people who enjoy suspense novels. "
— Becky, 10/21/2013 -
" This is one of Finder's best. All kinds of sub-plots. "
— Mailmanr5, 9/20/2013 -
" A very good whodunit. Kept me engaged until the end "
— Sheena, 6/23/2013 -
" Good book - I loved the ending and I loved the characters. It wasn't my favorite Joseph Finder book... it had me stressed out the whole time I was reading it and not in a good way. I can't say much else without giving things away. "
— Jay, 4/29/2013 -
" Good mystery that takes place in Michigan. "
— Diane, 4/19/2013 -
" I really enjoy Finder's novels. I like that each takes place in a different industry and do not have predictable endings. You care for the characters who are complex and tread that line of right and wrong in corporate America. "
— Nina, 3/12/2013 -
" Corporate intrigue is something Finder does well time and again, this is no exception. "
— Erik, 8/28/2012 -
" I listened to this book in CD and loved it! There were twists and turns that kept my interest to the point where I brought it inside the house to listen to it when I could. This is my first experience with this author and I thought he was great. "
— Tory, 5/1/2012 -
" Joseph Finder is a very talented author! "
— Theresa, 10/4/2011 -
" Taut, psychological thriller. Did I just use the word "taut?" Yep, I did. And it was! "
— Kelly, 9/3/2011 -
" Takes place in Michigan. Also, it makes reference to Steelcase and Herman Miller (Zeeland my hometown) company. It was gripping a must read. "
— Lynn, 5/11/2011 -
" Joseph Finder is a very talented author! "
— Theresa, 4/4/2011 -
" Started off slow and was not as interesting. Last half of the book was much better and exciting. "
— Kendar88, 3/27/2011 -
" A thriller so good I couldn't put it down. "
— Cindy, 12/20/2010 -
" Interesting novel and theme. <br/>I liked it. <br/><br/> "
— Andalus, 12/15/2010 -
" His books are all page-turners ! easy to listen to in the car ... "
— Maureen, 11/24/2010 -
" This is the first book I have read by this author but I'm sure not the last. "
— Nancy, 10/6/2010 -
" Any book that opens up with violence and/or killing of an animal is enough to ENRAGE me -- if I could give this a MINUS rating, I would "
— MzDivaDawn, 8/13/2010 -
" Any one with a corporate life will enjoy this book. "
— Carol, 7/25/2010 -
" Another great thriller by J. F. <br/>He <em>never</em> disappoints. "
— S.R.R., 5/19/2010
About Joseph Finder
Joseph Finder is the author of numerous New York Times bestselling novels, including. His novel Killer Instinct won the International Thriller Writers’s Thriller Award for Best Novel of 2006. Other bestselling titles include Paranoia and High Crimes, both of which became major motion pictures. Born in Chicago, he studied Russian at Yale and Harvard. He was recruited by the CIA, but decided he preferred writing fiction. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
About Scott Brick
Scott Brick, an acclaimed voice artist, screenwriter, and actor, has performed on film, television, and radio. He attended UCLA and spent ten years in a traveling Shakespeare company. Passionate about the spoken word, he has narrated a wide variety of audiobooks. winning won more than fifty AudioFile Earphones Awards and several of the prestigious Audie Awards. He was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine and the Voice of Choice for 2016 by Booklist magazine.