Precipice

By Daniel Pollock

Book Overview

Logistics expert Jane Malcolm got her training under fire literallyin the Gulf War, where movement of supplies and equipment meant the difference between life and death. Eight years later, she's running her own logistics consulting firm. But as shestands on the brink of her greatest victory, she will be swept into a new, high-stakesgame with an opponent she may not even recognize-until it's too late.Poised to close a multi-national deal, Jane learns that a plane crash has claimed the life of her father, Royal Akers, head of a faltering superstore chain. Determined to restoreher father's legacy, she races against time to find ways around the Akers dynasty'swoes and undercover their source. For it rapidly becomes clear that these are not random mishaps, but corporate sabotage. International trading partners suffer the fallout, ratcheting the stakes even higher. Economic disaster threatens to topple a fragile govern-ment. If Jane makes one false move, it could be her last. Tense, taut, Precipice is an edge-of-the-seat thriller, creating an all-too-plausible nightmare scenario.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595172083
• ISBN13: 9780595172085
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 466 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Very fun read

My professor recommended this book and I'm glad she did. This book was a very fun read. It is action-packed and highlights the role of logistics and computers in modern society in an unforced manner. What did feel forced were a couple of the "romance" scenes but these are fairly short. I'd recommend this book to anyone. It definitely reads like a good novel, not an academic book, but does make you think about the impact of computers and logistics on society.

Must read for any logistics professional.

I really enjoyed this novel of logistics and intrigue. Taking a subject perceived to be as dry as logistics and bringing it to life in the form of Jane Akers was truly unique. I look forward to another book on such subject matters, written in the same fashion!

The story really pulls you in!

I enjoyed following the main characters through all the plot twists as the stakes got increasingly higher.

Excellent thriller with information on logistics in business

This book is must reading for managers in business. It is both entertaining and thought provoking

Another great business novel

Along the lines of "The Goal", a business novel that is truly enjoyable. Bringing the subject of logistics to the front of the human brain.