Read this. It has one of the most original twists at the end of the book that I have ever read. It starts with a horrific, graphic scene of torture but quickly moves on to a story of office life and company politics. I loved this part. It was fun, fast and addictive. It concerns a trouble-shooter, James Thane, former drunk and womaniser, being given one last chance to save a company. He changes the purpose of the software use and sacks half the workforce. He discovers some shady dealings and is paid a hefty sum for his silence. All looks good and then some very strange things start happening and the novel switches up a gear. Tension is ratcheted up, clues start making sense and you realise you are in a very dangerous world indeed. This is first class, recommended to all. A genuine page-turner, brilliant.
Jimmy Thane knows all about crossroads. Every time he's faced with one he's taken the wrong path. At the peak of his career, he chose alcohol. When his job became shaky, he turned to drugs. And when his wife lost faith in him, he turned to other women. Now, Jimmy's clean, and he's at a new crossroad: he's landed the job of a CEO at a failing company in South Florida and has seven weeks to turn it around. Except, from the moment he enters the building, he senses there's something very wrong—the place is too quiet, too empty. When the police come calling about the disappearance of the former CEO, Jimmy begins to wonder what he got himself into. Then he discovers surveillance equipment in his neighbor's house, looking straight into his living room. And he begins to notice that his wife isn't just tired, she's terrified, and trying to hide it. Nothing is as it seems. Jimmy no longer feels like he's living the dream. Instead, he's plunged into the worst kind of nightmare there is. And when he finally gets to the truth, it's more shocking and terrifying than could be imagined.
'He's the real thing. One hell of a writer.' - Lee Child
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About Matthew Klein
Matthew Klein graduated from Yale University in 1990. He lived in Silicon Valley for almost a decade and started several technology companies. Today he lives in New York City with his wife Laura and runs a financial-services technology company.
