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
“A total wow of a read…this is the kind of book you have to look up from, every once in a while, just to collect yourself….Great tension….About as perfectly plotted and suspenseful as possible, this is a tremendous high-wire act.” - Booklist (starred review) on Buried Secrets
“Crisp, clipped chapters and numerous cliff-hangers propel the action at a breakneck pace. Finders outstanding writing and engrossing plot twists embellish a captivating summer read.” - Library Journal (starred review) on Buried Secrets
“Compulsively readable…opens fast and never slows down….Self-effacing, wry, and ridiculously competent, Heller makes a reasonably engaging protagonist, but this thriller's real star is the suspenseful, expertly paced plot. - Publishers Weekly on Buried Secrets
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
Review
Praise for New York Times bestselling author Joseph Finder and his novels
THE ZERO HOUR
“Thrilling.”—The New Yorker
“Breathlessly exciting.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“A labyrinth of suspense…brilliant…a master storyteller.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“A thinking persons thriller with bite.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
HIGH CRIMES
“Fast and furious.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Exciting . . . deliciously absorbing . . . full of hair-pin turns.” —The Washington Post
“A powerhouse tale.” —Chicago Tribune
“Provocative and chilling.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Rattling good entertainment.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
VANISHED
“The best thriller of the year.” —Chicago Sun-Times
“Lots of unpredictable plot twists and a furious pace.” —San Francisco Chronicle
“Lightning-paced from the first page to the last. ”—Providence Journal
“If Jack Reacher met Nick Heller in a dark alley, my moneys on Reacher. But it would be ugly. Or would it? Actually, I think theyd go for a beer together and set the world to rights—because Joseph Finder has given me a terrific new hero to root for. This is an action-packed, full-throttle, buy-it-today-read-it-tonight series that you definitely shouldnt miss.” —Lee Child
“A humdinger....a thriller to enjoy for its Washington locales, convincing familiarity with cutting-edge spy gadgetry, and taut action scenes.” —Washington Post
“Cliffhangers galore, the fascinating tradecraft of corporate espionage, and an engrossing story will propel readers through this outstanding thriller. Highly recommended as a great summer read.” —Library Journal (starred review)
“Written in staccato chapters that are emotionally supercharged and action-packed, this thriller will more than satisfy adrenaline junkies and have them guessing until the very end.”—Publishers Weekly
“If you only read one book this summer, make it Vanished.” —Crimespree magazine
“Moves at the pace of an injected neurotoxin…Youll curse Finder for keeping you up into the early hours.” —Shots magazine
“Even though Id been warned that everyone who'd read it did so in one sitting, I cracked the cover at 10 p.m., figuring yeah, yeah, one sitting, right. When I passed out at 4 a.m., I was thinking, boy, if I could just keep my eyes open long enough to finish this!” —Myles Knapp, Contra Costa Times
POWER PLAY
“A white-knuckle tale of suspense.”—Chicago Sun-Times
“A fast-paced fun ride…a delicious, perfectly prepared mixture.”—Boston Globe
“A bloody, rollicking thrill ride...the plot moves at light speed.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch
“The action is swift…keeps the plot bubbling and the pages turning.”—Wall Street Journal
“Thrilling. . . Start Power Play this afternoon and youll have the nightstand lamp burning at bedtime.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
KILLER INSTINCT
“Unstoppable.”—USA Today
“Masterful.”—Houston Chronicle
“Explosive…wickedly fun.”—Entertainment Weekly
“Master of a complex suspense formula...flawlessly executed violence, crisp dialogue, and taut pacing.” —The New York Times Book Review
“A first-rate thrill ride.”— Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“A roller coaster of a read.”—Cosmopolitan
“It starts off with a bang and doesnt slow down until the last page.”—Ottawa Sun
COMPANY MAN
“Its everything a thriller should be: suspenseful, entertaining—and, above all, thrilling.”—Chicago Sun-Times
“Once again, Finder has produced a page-turning corporate thriller with enough twists and turns for any reader.”—Denver Post
“The thriller is rejuvenated by Joseph Finder with Company Man. Thats because Finder puts the emphasis on sharply created characters instead of potentially eye-glazing business minutiae.”—Chicago Tribune
PARANOIA
“A high-octane thrill ride.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“The most entertaining thriller of the year.”—Publishers Weekly
“Jet-propelled...this twisting, stealthily plotted story...weaves a tangled and ingeniously enveloping web...[with a] killer twist for the end.”—The New York Times
“Riveting…perhaps the finest of the contemporary thriller novelists, you may think youve read one mystery too many. Find Finder and youll think again.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Page-turning perfection… Finder has that rare knack for instantly pulling the reader into the story and then tops that with surprises within surprises.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Imaginative and original, this is a gripping thriller with three characteristics too rare in the genre: humor, heart, and good writing.”—Detroit Free Press
Synopsis
Nick Heller--a private spy who discovers things powerful people want to keep hidden--returns in the follow-up to "Vanished," finding 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.
Synopsis
“Compulsively readable.” —Publishers Weekly
When Alexa Marcus, the teenage daughter of a billionaire hedge fund titan, is kidnapped, its up to family friend and “private spy” Nick Heller—a former intelligence operative trained in the Special Forces—to find her…before time runs out.
“A total wow of a read.”—Booklist
Alexa has been buried alive, a videocam trained on her night and day, her terror streamed live over the Internet. Who are her cunning and ruthless captors—and what do they want? And why is there no ransom request? With the help of an ex-lover, FBI Special Agent Diana Madigan, Nick must penetrate layers of deceptions and manipulations to hunt down Alexas abductors. He will destroy anyone who gets in his way—even Alexas own father, who refuses to reveal the one secret that will save his daughters life. Meanwhile, powerful members of a conspiracy are on Nicks trail…and determined to make sure that their secrets stay buried. But they dont realize how far Nick Heller will go to uncover the truth—and save a life.
“An Action-packed, full-throttle…read-it-tonight series that you definitely shouldnt miss.”—Lee Child
Synopsis
When Alexa Marcus, the teenage daughter of a billionaire hedge fund titan, is kidnapped, its up to family friend and “private spy” Nick Heller—a former intelligence operative trained in the Special Forces—to find her…before time runs out.
Alexa has been buried alive, a videocam trained on her night and day, her terror streamed live over the Internet. Who are her cunning and ruthless captors—and what do they want? And why is there no ransom request? With the help of an ex-lover, FBI Special Agent Diana Madigan, Nick must penetrate layers of deceptions and manipulations to hunt down Alexas abductors. He will destroy anyone who gets in his way—even Alexas own father, who refuses to reveal the one secret that will save his daughters life. Meanwhile, powerful members of a conspiracy are on Nicks trail…and determined to make sure that their secrets stay buried. But they dont realize how far Nick Heller will go to uncover the truth—and save a life.
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.