Fiction Addict

Genre: Thriller

Publisher: St. Martin’s Press

Publication Date: August 2007

Reviewed by Jake Chism

Jake Landry has just been invited to join the company higher-ups on a weekend Leadership Retreat in the Canadian wilderness. Jake is only a junior executive at Hammond Aerospace Corporation and this sudden invite has him suspicious at best. The only person he knows in this elite group of big fish is his ex girlfriend, Ali, who happens to be the brand new CEO’s chief assistant.

All seems normal until a small group of hunters crashes the party at the lodge. Soon Jake and the rest of the Hammond executives figure out that the arrival of these men is no accident. Their plan is to hold all of the Hammond executives hostage until the company pays the ransom. It is obvious these men are prepared and have thought of every possible situation. The one factor they didn’t consider was Jake Landry and his dark past.

Once again Joseph Finder knocks one out of the park. Power Play is a page turning thriller that is nothing short of addictive. Finder knows how to hook readers with a deliberate pace that slowly builds up to an action packed game of cat and mouse. Jake Landry is a fun hero to root for, and the more we discover about his past the more we can’t wait to see him in action. The backdrop of corporate kidnapping gives this story a clever twist that is both original and frightening. Joseph Finder proves once again why he demands to be read.