High Crimes, Joseph Finder
High Crimes, Joseph Finder
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High Crimes
A Novel

Author: Joseph Finder

Narrator: Thérèse Plummer

Unabridged: 11 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2010

Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling author Joseph Finder comes a fast-paced legal thriller, High Crimes

Meet Claire Heller Chapman. A criminal defense attorney who's made a name for herself by taking on—and winning—the toughest cases, Claire still manages to have a relatively calm life as a Harvard Law School professor, devoted wife, and proud mother to six-year-old Annie. Until one night, when the family is out having dinner, a team of government agents bursts onto the scene…heading straight for Claire's husband.

Tom Chapman has been arrested for an atrocious crime he swears he did not commit. Claire is desperate to believe him—and prove his innocence—even when she learns that Tom once had a different name. And a different face. Now, in a top-secret court-martial conducted by the Pentagon, Claire will put everything on the line to defend the man she loves. But as the evidence keeps piling up, the less she knows who her husband really is…and the more he appears to be a cold-blooded murderer...

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 Paul on April 10, 2023

Gripping legal thriller brain candy! Do you remember William Calley and the disturbing story of his court martial as a result of the 1968 Vietnam War My Lai massacre? Now consider a fictional legal thriller based on the same circumstances with a somewhat different outcome. In HIGH CRIMES, the governm......more

Goodreads review by Bren fall in love with the sea. on January 26, 2025

This is extremely unusual for me to do, but I’m actually downgrading a book I once adored from a four rating to three rating. This is because I did a re-read of it this week and I couldn’t get through the whole thing. I am going to leave my old review up for context. I adored it the first time I read......more

Goodreads review by L.A. on June 25, 2017

I like all of the books Joseph Finder has written, including this one. It was published in 1998--so readers today should not be surprised at the 'phone with the antenna' and other 20-year-old technology. This is another review that falls between four and five stars. Why four stars? Initially the Ivy......more

Goodreads review by Farnoosh on April 14, 2013

I found it irresistible not to be consumed by Claire’s story or imagine her any other way than Ashley Judd while reading the book. Perhaps that is why we create the movies; if done well, they give us the means to get even more intimate with our books. They give our characters a face, a voice, a mann......more

Goodreads review by Jane on August 04, 2014

Probably average for the book. Below average for the audiobook narrator. I read the first half and the last three chapters. It might be good for others, but I just wasn’t in the mood. It was getting into legal processes and evidence. I want happy endings, and the ending was ok for me. AUDIOBOOK NARRATO......more

Quotes

“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)

“Financial thriller whiz Joe Finder has fully and seamlessly entered the world of Lee Child and James Rollins. A rousing, lightning-paced thriller from the first page to the last. ” —Providence Journal on Vanished

“If Jack Reacher met Nick Heller in a dark alley, my money's on Reacher. But it would be ugly. Or would it? Actually, I think they'd 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 shouldn't miss.” —Lee Child on Vanished

“A humdinger....a thriller to enjoy for its Washington locales, convincing familiarity with cutting-edge spy gadgetry, and taut action scenes.” —Washington Post on Vanished

“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) on Vanished

“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 on Vanished

“Breakneck pace and labyrinthine schemes . . . ingenious.” —Booklist on Vanished

“Heller is Finder's new series character and ...will very shortly be mentioned in the same breath as Reacher and Bosch...If you only read one book this summer, make it Vanished.” —Crimespree magazine on Vanished

“Moves at the pace of an injected neuro-toxin…You'll curse Finder for keeping you up into the early hours.” —Shots magazine on Vanished

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