Vanished, Joseph Finder
Vanished, Joseph Finder
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Vanished
A Nick Heller Novel

Author: Joseph Finder

Narrator: Holter Graham

Unabridged: 10 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/18/2009

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Nick 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, in Joseph Finder's thrilling Vanished.

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 August 29, 2024

His brother has vanished. His sister-in-law brutally attacked. Larger-than-life Nick Heller wants answers, and he will inflict serious damage to get them. A talented writer, this author possesses the ability to simultaneously engage, educate, and entertain. He fluidly drops in backstory, much like a......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on August 15, 2009

The first chapter has lots of drama and suspense and sets the tone for the rest of the book. It starts out with Lauren and her husband Roger Heller going out to dinner. As they are walking out of the restaurant, Roger forgets his wallet. He turns to head back into the restaurant, when he hears Laure......more


Quotes

“This devilishly plotted thriller is so engrossing that you may not even mind when your own life is stalled in traffic. Holter Graham throws himself at the job, cracking his voice as an arrogant teen and pelading piteously as a woman whose eyeballs are threatened by a scalpel-wielding mercenary.” —AudioFile, Earphones Award Winner

“Holter Graham puts his significant acting skills to work, especially in his voicing of the truly unique protagonist. This suspense never falters, and listeners will be pleased by the satisfying ending to this complex tale.” —Library Journal, Starred Review and Best Audiobooks of 2009 list

“A heart-stopping saga of suspense, smoothly read aloud by Holter Graham.” —The Midwest Book Review

“Graham does a wonderful job reading this and helped up the stakes with the way he builds the suspense of the book.” —Central Crime Zone


Awards

  • AudioFile Best Audiobooks
  • Library Journal Best Books of the Year