Synopses & Reviews
Joseph Finder introduced Nick Heller, a “private spy” who finds out things powerful people want to keep hidden, to widespread acclaim from the critics and wild enthusiasm from the readers, in the
New York Times bestselling novel
Vanished. Now, in
Buried Secrets, Nick Heller returns, finding himself in the middle of a life-or-death situation thats both high-profile and intensely personal.
Nick has returned to his old home town of Boston to set up his own shop. There hes urgently summoned by an old family friend. Hedge fund titan Marshall Marcus desperately needs Nicks help. His teenaged daughter, Alexa, has just been kidnapped. Her abduction was clearly a sophisticated professional job, done with extraordinary precision. Alexa, whom Nick has known since she was young, is now buried alive, held prisoner in an underground crypt, a camera trained on her, her suffering streaming live over the internet. Shes been left with a limited supply of food and water and, if her father doesnt meet the demands of her shadowy kidnappers, shell die. And as Nick begins to probe, he discovers that all is not quite right with Marshall Marcuss business. Hes being investigated by the FBI, he has a lot of shady investors, his fund is in danger and now he has a lot of powerful enemies who may have the motivation to go after Marcuss daughter. But to find out whos holding Alexa Marcus hostage, Nick has to find out why. Once he does, he uncovers an astonishing conspiracy that reaches far beyond anything he could have imagined. And if hes going to find Alexa in time, he will have to flush out and confront some of his deadliest opponents ever.
Review
“Listeners, be advised: Once you push "PLAY" on this second Nick Heller thriller, pushing "STOP" will be extremely difficult...From the opening paragraphs, Holter Graham's cool, acerbic performance personifies the sardonic Heller, ‘private spy. Graham's convincing delivery expands to include characters as varied as a terrified teen heiress, a pompous senator, and a gold-digging call girl. A highlight is his portrayal of a Russian psychopath. As the action intensifies, Graham's mastery of pacing becomes evident as he moves the listener along briskly without sounding rushed. One certainly hopes to hear more Heller adventures from Finder and Graham.” - AudioFile Magazine
“Holter Graham is a prolific, professional, and extremely reliable narrator of audio books…His Nick is smart, cagey, but too impulsive. Graham has a knack from capturing each voice from Alexas querulous teen notes to Marshalls sorrowful and manipulative pleas. Together, Finder and Graham have created a thoroughly engaging summer listen.” - Reviewing the Evidence
“Holter Grahams outstanding narration enhanced the characterizations and added depth to the authors work, while making each speak (both male and female) distinct and immediately identifiable. I highly recommend listening to this one!” - Book Loons
“The novel is as tension-packed and tricky as any Finder fan might expect and Grahams pacing perfectly mirrors its increasing suspense as time and Alexas air supply start to run out. This is one of those parked car audiobooks, the kind that keep you sitting in the driveway with the engine running just to hear what happens next.” - Mystery Scene
Synopsis
First introduced in "Vanished," Nick Heller, a private spy who finds out things powerful people want to keep hidden, returns and finds himself in the middle of a life-or-death situation that's both high-profile and intensely personal.
Synopsis
Nick Heller, a corporate investigator and fixer, is recently on his own and relocated to Boston, brought in to help a family friend, a hedge fund manager accused of fraud, whose college aged daughter is at risk of being a pawn in a larger game.
About the Author
JOSEPH FINDER is the author of five successive New York Times bestsellers, including Paranoia, Power Play and Vanished, which introduced Nick Heller. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Holter Graham, winner of AudioFiles 2008 Best Voice in Science Fiction & Fantasy for Sherrilyn Kenyons Acheron, is a stage, television, and screen actor. A recipient of an AudioFile Earphones Award, he has recorded numerous audiobooks, including multiple books from Sherrilyn Kenyons sensationally bestselling Dark-Hunter series. He has also narrated audiobooks for such authors as Scott Turow, Dean Koontz, John Berendt, and Stephen Frey. His film credits include Fly Away Home, Maximum Overdrive, Hairspray, and The Diversion, a short film which he produced and as well as acted in. On television, he has appeared in Army Wives, Damages, As The World Turns, Rescue Me, Law & Order and New York Undercover. He received a B.A. from Skidmore College and an M.F.A. from Vermont College.