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Reviews"Another triumphant work ... truly earns the distinction of 'page-turner.' ...[will send] readers racing through the story at lightning speed ... A winner" -- Chicago Sun-Times on Power Play "The pace gallops relentlessly ... Joseph Finder is perhaps the lead player in the corporate thriller genre" -- The New York Times Book Review on Power Play "Juggling the dog-eat-dog ethics of corporate life with a tense, scary plot ... [a] nail biter of a read" -- Library Journal on Power Play "Finder remains the CEO of the corporate thriller." --Library Journal on Killer Instinct "At long last someone has done for executives what John Grisham did for lawyers: create fictional ones sufficiently three-dimensional to care about... the book doesn't slow down for a second." --Fortune on Company Man, "Another triumphant work ... truly earns the distinction of 'page-turner.' ...[will send] readers racing through the story at lightning speed ... A winner" -- Chicago Sun-Times on Power Play "The pace gallops relentlessly ... Joseph Finder is perhaps the lead player in the corporate thriller genre" -- The New York Times Book Review on Power Play "Juggling the dog-eat-dog ethics of corporate life with a tense, scary plot ... [a] nail biter of a read" -- Library Journal on Power Play "Finder remains the CEO of the corporate thriller." --Library Journal on Killer Instinct "At long last someone has done for executives what John Grisham did for lawyers: create fictional ones sufficiently three-dimensional to care about... the book doesn't slow down for a second." --Fortune on Company Man, "Another triumphant work ... truly earns the distinction of 'page-turner.' ...[will send] readers racing through the story at lightning speed ... A winner"-- Chicago Sun-Times on Power Play "The pace gallops relentlessly ... Joseph Finder is perhaps the lead player in the corporate thriller genre"-- The New York Times Book Review on Power Play "Juggling the dog-eat-dog ethics of corporate life with a tense, scary plot ... [a] nail biter of a read"-- Library Journal on Power Play "Finder remains the CEO of the corporate thriller."--Library Journal on Killer Instinct "At long last someone has done for executives what John Grisham did for lawyers: create fictional ones sufficiently three-dimensional to care about... the book doesn't slow down for a second."--Fortune on Company Man
SynopsisNick Heller is tough, smart, and stubborn. And in his line of work, it's essential. Trained in the Special Forces, Nick is a high-powered intelligence investigator - exposing secrets that powerful people would rather keep hidden. He's a guy you don't want to mess with. He's also the man you call when you need a problem fixed.Desperate, with nowhere else to run, Nick's nephew, Gabe makes that call one night. After being attacked in Georgetown, his mother, Lauren, lies in a coma, and his step-dad, Roger, Nick's brother, has vanished without a trace.Nick and Roger have been on the outs since the arrest, trial, and conviction of their father, the notorious "fugitive financier," Victor Heller. Where Nick strayed from the path, Roger followed their father's footsteps into the corporate world. Now, as Nick searches for his brother, he's on a collision course with one of the most powerful corporations in the world - and they will stop at nothing to protect their secrets., Starred Review. Finder (Power Play) offers a rousing start to a new series featuring Nick Heller, a high-powered international investigator and corporate security consultant. Through a brilliant piece of detection, Heller has just tracked down 12 cargo containers packed with $1 billion in cash when he gets a call from his nephew Gabe in Washington, DC. Heller's brother Roger, the kid's stepfather, has vanished, and the boy's mother, Lauren, is in the hospital, the victim of a late-night attack. Both Roger and Lauren work for Gifford Industries, a multibillion-dollar corporation where Roger mostly handled mergers and acquisitions. Was he kidnapped, or did he disappear of his own volition? Is there a connection to the cash, part of $12 billion in U.S. funds that went missing in Iraq? And what about their father, a notorious financier imprisoned for securities fraud? Using his Special Forces skills and the latest high-tech wizardry, Heller counters lethal adversaries as he peels back layers of secrets that hide not only high-level corporate crimes but the troubled affairs of his own family. 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. [A 200,000-copy first printing; promotional tie-in to an original graphic novel.Ed.]Ron Terpening, Univ. of Arizona, Tuscon Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved., Nick Heller is tough, smart, and stubborn. In his line of work, it's essential. Trained in the Special Forces, Nick is a high-powered intelligence investigator--exposing secrets that powerful people would rather keep hidden.
LC Classification NumberPS3556.I458V36 2009