Product Description

Bob King is a self-made billionaire who parlayed a rusty backhoe into the 27th spot on the Forbes list. Now, his corporation is a multi-billion dollar construction company that instills greed and competition among friends, including his son Scott and his two best friends, Thane and Ben. But instead of handing over the companys crown, Bob reveals a massive public offering that will make him CEO for life. His wife, Jessica, is furious and goads Thane into a conspiracy to kill Bob. When the board of directors makes Thane CEO, Ben investigates the truthand Thane realizes that he can only be safe if his old friend is also dead.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1406780 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-12
• Formats: Abridged, Audiobook
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 5
• Binding: Audio CD

Review
'Totally enjoyable' New Woman ** 'A funny, quirky read' Company ** 'Colourful characters and witty writing Heat ** 'Hilarious' Hot Stars ** 'When a novel breezes along as lightly as this, you simply cannot put it down' What's On in London ** "I was laughing and crying from page one. Koomson deals with grown up issues: friendship, death, betrayal and forgiveness - a very moving read." Adele Parks

About the Author
His writing career began at Syracuse University where he was a Rossman Scholar for Humanities, a Syracuse Scholar, An NCAA Top Six Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, and co-valedictorian of his class. While studying English Literature, Tim became acquainted with the renown minimalist, Raymond Carver, and had the opportunity to study under the award-winning writer and professor, Tobias Wolff. During his studies, Tim also played football for the Syracuse Orangemen with a career that included a consensus All-American honors as well as his recent induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. In 1986, he was selected in the first round of the NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons where he was a star defensive end for eight years. During his NFL career, Green began his thirteen-year career as a commentator for National Public Radio, wrote columns for USA Today, and received his law degree with honors at Syracuse University. Because of his accomplishments both Sports Illustrated and the Los Angeles Times have called Tim Green the "Renaissance Man" of sports. After his playing career, Tim spent eleven years as an NFL analyst for FOX Sports and recently hosted FOX's nationally syndicated news magazine, A Current Affair. His other broadcast experiences have included ABC Good Morning America's legal commentator, Court TV's Pros and Cons, host of FOX Sports Net's Emmy nominated show NFL TOTAL ACCESS, and Comedy Central's Battlebots. Tim lives with his wife, Illyssa, and their four children in upstate New York where he is working on his

From AudioFile
In an interview with a psychiatrist before being released into the Witness Protection Program, Thane Coder tells how he murdered, stole, and conspired with his aggressive wife to take over a construction empire and line their own pockets. Narrated in both the first-person and omniscient points of view, the story reveals how Thane murdered his boss/mentor, how Thane and his wife became involved with the Mob and the union, and how it all ended. Brick's mastery of narration saves this abridgment, made disjointed by abrupt shifts in point of view as well as jumps in time and place. Music cues the abridging edits, allowing the listener to shift focus--somewhat. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Customer Reviews

I'm wondering if some of the other reviewers read the same book I did
First of all, contrary to the Editorial Review and the other member's review mentioning character names, there's no character in the book (at least my copy) named Bob King. The father who built the business over which the characters struggle is James King, and his son is Scott King. Not a single Bob in sight anywhere.

That having been cleared up, I was pretty disappointed in this book. I've enjoyed Green's work in the past, but this was a failure, primarily in one area.

Yes, the plot worked. Yes, Green has an accomplished style, and is very craftsman-like in his delivery.

The problem is I hated the lead character, Thane Coder. An earlier reviewer likened this novel to Macbeth, and there are similarities, though not to the same extent as Green's last book (Exact Revenge) was an update of The Count of Monte Cristo. But we do have a lead character (Coder) who is weak, bullying, self-involved, greedy, obsessed, with no sense of personal values, who allows others to easily manipulate him into committing multiple murders. Just the kind of guy you want to have over for dinner. And his wife is orders of magnitude worse than he is.

And these are the lead characters of the piece!

Which is exactly why I didn't like this book. For a book to be enjoyable to me, I must be able to like, or at least understand, the protagonist on some level. I despised Coder, and thought he got off way too easy in the end - in my opinion, he should have been flayed, hung, and shot.

Well, there you have it. Caveat emptor.

I Wish I Could Get Rid of This Gosh-Darned Stain!
In his previous novel, Exact Revenge, NFLer-turned-lawyer-turned-writer Tim Green re-outfitted The Count of Monte Cristo in modern dress. Now he has turned his sights on Macbeth, raising the compelling question: is nothing in the common domain safe from his marauding?

There is a justifying twist. Kingdom Come unfolds as a series of flashbacks told by its protagonist to a prison psychiatrist. At last we can understand the psychopathology of a weak-willed husband (a yuppie developer) who kills his powerful boss in order to advance the ambitions of his material-girl wife.

I cannot say that the ages have waited for this treatment. Nor did I much enjoy the side touches, for example a chorus of female FBI agents (called "witches" because Lady Heroine doesn't like to use the b-word) for whom toil and trouble means two years in a federal pen for tax evasion.

This book is a shameless and vapid appropriation of a literary classic, and I would not encourage anyone to read it. Shakespeare it certainly aint. Isn't it about time someone did a really good job of updating The Inferno? Ready to take it on, Mr. Green?

UGH!
What happened to Tim Green? I use to love all of his book until the last one and, of course, this one.

I agree with another reviewer who said that they could not like any of the lead characters in this story. I kept wanting to like the main lead, but he was written in such a nonchalant, I don't give a damn attitude, that I just could not get there. I actually did not care what happened to him and his precious wife.

The story was boring and kept being entertwined between the past and the present in which our main character is talking to a shrink.

Also, I realize this is a thriller, but the gruesome descriptions of killing of animals was not really necessary.

Overall, this book was a little gross and a lot boring.

On the positive side, I just took a look at the photo of the author and he is "hot". So, I should have just looked at the picture and insted of read the book.