The Fixer, Joseph Finder
The Fixer, Joseph Finder
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The Fixer

Bestseller

Author: Joseph Finder

Narrator: Steven Kearney

Unabridged: 9 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 06/09/2015


Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Joseph Finder's breakneck stand-alone thriller about the secrets families can keep—and the danger of their discovery.

When former investigative reporter Rick Hoffman loses his job, fiancée, and apartment, his only option is to move back into—and renovate—the home of his miserable youth, now empty and in decay since the stroke that put his father in a nursing home.As Rick starts to pull apart the old house, he makes an electrifying discovery—millions of dollars hidden in the walls. It’s enough money to completely transform Rick’s life—and everything he thought he knew about his father.  Yet the more of his father’s hidden past that Rick brings to light, the more dangerous his present becomes. Soon, he finds himself on the run from deadly enemies desperate to keep the past buried, and only solving the mystery of his father—a man who has been unable to communicate, comprehend, or care for himself for almost 20 years—will save Rick...if he can survive long enough to do it.

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 D.B. on July 07, 2016

Rick Hoffman, ace investigative reporter, loses his job, six-figure income, and, thereby, his gorgeous fiancée due to declining newspaper sales. Freelancing and writing only fluff pieces for a Boston magazine, Rick cringes when instructed to give an interviewee “the full Rick Hoffman treatment,” cod......more

Goodreads review by Judy on January 07, 2016

A special thank you to PENGUIN GROUP Dutton and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Loved, THE FIXER, and everything about this top-notch, innovative, fast-paced riveting crime mystery suspense thriller! Joseph Finder is at the “top of his game” with father and son team, which ma......more

Goodreads review by Kemper on August 14, 2022

I don’t know how many times I gotta say this, people. If you find a bag of money then you should just leave it there. If you take it, bad things will happen. But since we are a race of slow learners I guess it doesn’t hurt to go over it again. Rick Hoffman was once an investigative reporter with a pro......more

Goodreads review by Alexw on November 17, 2023

Good things criminals are stupid. The crooks finally noticed that their shyster lawyer skimmed $3.5 MILLION from them, then the lawyer hides the money in the walls of a house that ends up abandoned for many years. The shyster lawyer gets beaten up so bad that the has a stroke and is a vegetable for......more

Goodreads review by Mike on May 11, 2017

GREAT! A stand alone novel that kept me glued to the edge of my seat from start to finish. If you have not read Joseph Finder,read THE FIXER ASAP!......more


Quotes

Praise for Joseph Finder and Suspicion:
 
“A master of the modern thriller.”
The Boston Globe

"A can't-miss thriller...Suspicion is arguably Joseph Finder's best novel to date, and he's one of the best thriller writers in the business. He's a master at making the reader feel every emotion, jump at every shock and squirm with every twist that Danny must overcome.” 
—Associated Press

"[Suspicion] sets the suspense level to a pitch that will keep even the coolest readers sweating."
The Boston Globe

“Lock yourself in a room with Suspicion and don’t come out until you’ve read every last word. Completely original, emotionally satisfying, expertly twisted, and genuinely entertaining. Suspicion is the thriller to read this year. I loved it.”
—Lisa Gardner

“Joseph Finder has always been out there on the front edge of things. With Suspicion he does it again, giving us a novel that is as timely and cognizant of contemporary society as it is a startling seat of the pants thrill ride. In Finder's hands one man's fight for survival becomes an everyman's journey to the light.”
—Michael Connelly

Suspicion is Joseph Finder at the absolute top of his form:  a heart-pounding, sweaty-palmed, utterly terrifying ride.”
—Tess Gerritsen

"Is this Joseph Finder's best thriller yet?  It gets my vote. So many twists and shocks. It kept me reading all night."
—R.L. Stine

"Finder fans as well as devotees of action-packed suspense have a great read ahead. The taut pacing, staccato chapters, and ingenious plot, especially Finder's characteristically creative use of digital surveillance techniques, guarantees a literary thrill ride."
Library Journal, starred review 

"There are many authors who take a reader 'slowly into that good night.' However, the real genius knows how to create the ultimate lead-in. They are the wordsmiths who can, in one page or one paragraph, grab the reader's attention and never let go...A true genius wordsmith, this is one author who has created solid suspense gold."
Suspense Magazine

"[A] lean, crisp thriller—a zipping Jaguar of a ride...The plot turns—three major ones—are as shocking as they are believable...his spare, laminated style is several cuts above that of most thrillers." —Publishers Weekly
"Thriller veteran Finder merits applause for this streamlined story made believable by Danny's everyman character; readers will find his palpable guilt and fear instantly relatable." - Booklist

"Full of intriguing characters, squirmy, fast-paced action and a nifty, convoluted plot, Finder's latest is a real keeper. It's likely to keep you flipping pages until you reach the final, unexpected conclusion." - Lansing State Journal