{"product_id":"killer-instinct-paperback-1","title":"Killer Instinct - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Finder\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJason Steadman is a thirty-year-old sales executive living in Boston and working for an electronics giant, a competitor 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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 Jason--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\"--and ruthless-- means available. After all, as Kurt says, \"Business is war, right?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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, \u003ci\u003eKiller Instinct\u003c\/i\u003e is Joseph Finder at his best. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e** \u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Finder\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling thrillers, including \u003ci\u003eBuried Secrets, High Crimes, Paranoia\u003c\/i\u003e and the first Nick Heller novel, \u003ci\u003eVanished\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eKiller Instinct\u003c\/i\u003e won the International Thriller Writers Award for Best Thriller, and \u003ci\u003eCompany Man\u003c\/i\u003e won the Barry and Gumshoe Awards for Best Thriller. \u003ci\u003eHigh Crimes\u003c\/i\u003ewas the basis of the Morgan Freeman\/Ashley Judd movie, and both \u003ci\u003eParanoia \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eKiller Instinct\u003c\/i\u003e are in development as major motion pictures. Born in Chicago, Finder studied Russian at Yale and Harvard. He was recruited by the CIA, but decided he preferred writing fiction. A member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Association for Former Intelligence Officers, he lives in Boston, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 29, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47240279884025,"sku":"9781250094346","price":30.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MEtoTlhaNEJ6L3FQYkZtd2JWaGp5UT09.webp?v=1768569948","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/killer-instinct-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}