Extraordinary Powers, Joseph Finder
Extraordinary Powers, Joseph Finder
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Extraordinary Powers

Author: Joseph Finder

Narrator: Christopher Burns

Unabridged: 17 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/01/2010


Synopsis

"Spectacular…The action is unrelenting…Electrifying."—Boston Sunday Herald

The news is shattering: The director of the CIA, Harrison Sinclair, has been killed in a car accident. Sinclair may have been a traitor—or the Agency's last honest man. Even his son-in-law, Ben Ellison, an attorney and ex-agent, has heard rumors of sinister forces within the Agency that could have ordered Sinclair's assassination. Soon he is thrust into a web of intrigue and violence beyond his control back into the CIA, and lured into a top-secret espionage project in telepathic ability funded by American intelligence.

"Gripping drama in which nothing is quite what it seems."—Seattle Times

As the project's first success, Ben uses his "extraordinary powers" in the perilous search for Vladimir Orlov, the exiled former chairman of the KGB—and the only man who might unlock the secret of Sinclair's death and the whereabouts of a multibillion-dollar fortune in gold spirited out of Russia in the last days of the Soviet Union. The hunt for the truth will bring Ben face to face with his past and culminate in a crowded Washington hearing room where, behind high security barriers, a Senate investigating committee is about to call its secret witness…as an assassin prepares to strike…in Joseph Finder's Extraordinary Powers.

"An extraordinary, powerful book…ingeniously plotted, fast-paced, and frighteningly credible."—Nelson DeMille

About Joseph Finder

American thriller author, Joseph Finder, was born in 1958 in Chicago, IL. His family lived in Afghanistan and the Philippines in his early years. His family returned to the US, where they lived in Washington (state), and in New York. Finder attended Yale University where he graduated with honors, and received a Master's Degree in Russian Research at the Harvard Center. He taught with the Harvard faculty, and says he was recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency, but declined their offer and decided to write instead.

His books include Paranoia, Company Man, The Fixer, Killer Instinct, Guilty Minds, and Power Play. Two novels, High Crimes and Paranoia were adapted to film.

He was a founder of the International Thriller Writers, and he also serves on the Council on Foreign Relations. He now lives in Boston, MA.


Reviews

Goodreads review by L.A. on February 19, 2014

This book was published in 1993; both technology and world events have changed mightily since then. However, Finder pours it on in an action-filled plot with plenty of insight into both the world of spies and the world of the heart. Ironically, in a time of concern over NSA and Google Glass privacy,......more

Goodreads review by Carole on August 22, 2020

This is my favorite Joseph Finder book so far. It was perhaps the longest one I’ve read (610 pages), but it kept my attention. I liked the chase scene through the Paris Metro tunnels and cringed at the rats. (Early in the book it was revealed that Ben Ellison had a strong aversion to rats, which cal......more

Goodreads review by Rob on August 09, 2019

I wish I could give this book a higher rating because I love the writing of Joseph Finder, but the spy/sci-fi genre is not for me. One good thing I can say about this read, each night I attempted to read it, I experienced the longest and most restful sleep I have had in a long time!......more

Goodreads review by Scott on October 07, 2020

Joseph Finder approaches an unusual premise and enhances its credibility. This is another satisfying, thought-proving thriller from the master himself!......more

Goodreads review by Jo on October 09, 2023

Positively one of the best books I have ever read! Loved it! Could not put it down! Highly recommend!......more


Quotes

“Finder invents a credibly intelligent and complex protagonist…and plunges him into a dazzlingly labyrinthine adventure…Precise, crackling, tonally perfect prose.” —USA Today

“A spectacular novel of international intrigue and teeth-grinding suspense…The action is unrelenting…Electrifying.” —Boston Sunday Herald

“Gripping drama in which nothing is quite what it seems.” —Seattle Times

“An extraordinary, powerful book…ingeniously plotted, fast-paced, and frightening credible.” —Nelson DeMille

“It's a humdinger--John le Carré meets Stephen King!” —Ira Levin

“Finder winds his tale tighter and tighter as mystery is piled on mystery, intrigue on intrigue…” —Clive Cussler