Headhunters

I enjoyed Headhunters by Jo Nesbo which is a thriller set in the corporate and art world in Norway.  The main character, Roger Brown, is a very unlikeable man.  He is ruthless in his work as a "headhunter" for businesses and steals art from his potential employees.  However, he finally meets a worthy "opponent"  when Clas Greve is deemed a worthy candidate for a position.  Roger at first finds himself "out of his depth" when he discovers exactly how ruthless Greve is in achieving his goals.  There are a number of references to the game of chess which Roger used to play with his father, so that is the theme - how each "player" will outmaneuver his opponent.  A thrilling ride with twists and turns till "checkmate".  41/2/5