Power Play ~ Joseph Finder

Funk Rating: 9 out of 10

There is a new (to me) contemporary master in the HOUSE. Name is Joseph Finder, and this guy can write thrillers. Imagine a train -- lots of cars to pull. Starts with what you know is serious horsepower given the intro. Then the cars start to move. And they accelerate. And accelerate. And accelerate.

Before you know it, you've read 50 pages when you knew it was time to put it down. That train is flying, momentum, plot twists, genius conductor at the helm. You're along for the ride and enjoying every minute of it. Just another page. OK, chapter. OK, it's ANOTHER 50 pages. You gotta put it down. People want to get off the plane...

You get the idea, this is a great book. Better than almost all in terms of pure, thrilling writing. It's anchored in a business context of a team-building offsite that goes off the rails, and reminds me in some ways of the classic Crichton Disclosure (for all the things captured well about how corporate America behaves).

If you like thrillers, and like them set in a business context, this is a gem. Enjoy!