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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.
- Sales Rank: #102162 in Books
- Brand: St. Martin's Paperbacks
- Published on: 2010-08-03
- Released on: 2010-08-03
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.60" h x 1.23" w x 4.27" l, .70 pounds
- Binding: Mass Market Paperback
- 480 pages
- Great product!
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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.
Amazon Exclusive Essay: Joseph Finder on Finding a Hero for VanishedA few years ago I was in London on book tour when I got a call from one of my best sources, a senior CIA operative involved in some really secret covert operations. He said he was in London too and wondered if I was free for dinner. There was someone he wanted me to meet.
I hadn't talked to my CIA friend--I'll call him James--in a few years, so I was glad to hear from him. I always enjoyed talking with him. Over the years he'd learned to trust my discretion (I never burn my sources) and--since I write fiction instead of reporting for the New York Times or something--he knew he could tell me things he could never tell a journalist.
I didn't ask how James had gotten my cell phone number. Or how he knew I was in London. I figured that, in his line of work, he just knew stuff.
When I got to the fancy restaurant in Mayfair, I found James sitting in a booth in the shadowed recesses with some very well dressed Arab-looking guy.
This guy wouldn't tell me his name. All he'd say was that he was an arms dealer from a certain Middle Eastern country. It took a while, and several bottles of expensive Bordeaux, but he started talking. And the stories he told me about how the international arms trade really worked, at the highest levels, blew me away. It was as if there was this whole subterranean world where terrifying things happen and decisions are made that affect us all, by faceless men whose existence we know nothing about.
Later, when I thanked James for getting us together, I asked him how things were going at the Agency. And that was when I got the biggest surprise of the evening: James wasn't working at the CIA anymore. He'd gone private. Now he was doing the same sort of spy work that he used to do, only for a lot more money. He worked for corporations and politicians and foreign governments. In fact, sometimes he even worked for the CIA, as an outside contractor.
But now, since he was no longer constrained by pesky U.S. government laws, he could actually do more. Go places that were once off limits. Do things he wasn't able to do before. He was an international investigator for a private intelligence firm.
He was a private spy.
And when I heard that, I knew I'd just found the hero of my next book. My first series hero, in fact: a character who could come back in novel after novel. My own Jason Bourne or James Bond--only he'd fit right in with the real-world corporate intrigue that readers really seemed to respond to in my novels like Paranoia and Killer Instinct and Power Play. But he could also do some really amazing spy stuff. He could be an action hero, but my sort of action hero--smart, connected, funny, real.
I named him Nick Heller, and I decided to introduce him to the world in a very personal, very high-stakes adventure in which he delves into his own troubled family history and, at the same time, digs up some very scary stuff about what really happens behind the scenes in Washington, D.C.
You'll meet him prowling around a private airport outside of L.A., where he's been hired to locate a missing shipment of enormous value. You'll meet his evil father, Victor, who's in prison in upstate New York for a massive investment fraud. And his fourteen-year-old nephew Gabe, who's kind of "emo" (as my daughter would say) but actually pretty cool. And I'm pretty sure you'll be astonished by what he finds at the end of the story.
I think you'll enjoy spending time with Nick. I know I did.
Oh, and that arms dealer I met in London? He'll be showing up in one of the Nick Heller stories soon.
From Publishers Weekly
Known for his stand-alones, bestseller Finder (Power Play) introduces Nick Heller, an elite corporate intelligence specialist and former Special Services badass, in this exciting series opener. After a frantic call from his 14-year-old nephew, Gabe, Heller returns home to Washington, D.C., from a job in California to find Gabe's mother in a coma and Gabe's stepfather, Roger, who is Heller's older brother, vanished without a trace. Though the brothers have been estranged since their father's much-publicized securities fraud conviction years earlier, Nick vows to protect Gabe and his mother and unravel the mystery of Roger's alleged abduction. The investigation leads him to some disturbing revelations about Roger, not the least of which involves a powerful—and dangerous—private military company. 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. (Aug.)
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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
“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
“A humdinger....a thriller to enjoy for its Washington locales, convincing familiarity with cutting-edge spy gadgetry, and taut action scenes.” ―Washington Post
“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)
“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
“Breakneck pace and labyrinthine schemes . . . ingenious.” ―Booklist
“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
“Moves at the pace of an injected neuro-toxin…You'll curse Finder for keeping you up into the early hours.” ―Shots magazine
“Finder ratchets up the suspense while making Vanished both a business thriller and an old-fashioned heist. As usual, Finder knows how to measure out the action for the ultimate impact.” ―Sun Sentinel
“Finder is that rare thriller author who actually writes well. He manages deft characterization, offhand one-liners, and a fine sense of place....In the best thrillers everything is connected. Pay attention to the details here, because they all fit into the surprising and timely plot of this first-rate effort.” ―SmartMoney
“Even though I'd been warned that everyone who'd read it did so in one sitting, I cracked the cover at 10 p.m., figuring yeah, yeah, one sitting, right. When I passed out at 4 a.m., I was thinking, boy, if I could just keep my eyes open long enough to finish this!” ―Myles Knapp, Contra Costa Times
“A white-knuckle tale of suspense.” ―Chicago Sun-Times on POWER PLAY
“Its premise is enough to send chills through corporate boardrooms, and through civilian readers too.” ―Janet Maslin on POWER PLAY, The New York Times
“A fast-paced fun ride…a delicious, perfectly prepared mixture.” ―Boston Globe on POWER PLAY
“A bloody, rollicking thrill ride...the plot moves at light speed.” ―Richmond Times-Dispatch on POWER PLAY
“The action is swift…keeps the plot bubbling and the pages turning.” ―Wall Street Journal on POWER PLAY
“Thrilling. . . Start Power Play this afternoon and you'll have the nightstand lamp burning at bedtime.” ―Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on POWER PLAY
“A finely crafted excursion into the dark heart of executive-suite skullduggery...plenty of action and suspense.” ―Forbes on POWER PLAY
“[A] masterpiece...strong plotting, memorable characterization...a readability quotient to the degree that it almost seems as if putting the book down at any point before finishing it is akin to a criminal act...A fabulous offering.” ―Bookreporter.com on POWER PLAY
“Unstoppable.” ―USA Today on KILLER INSTINCT
“Masterful.” ―Houston Chronicle on KILLER INSTINCT
“Explosive…wickedly fun.” ―Entertainment Weekly on KILLER INSTINCT
“Master of a complex suspense formula...flawlessly executed violence, crisp dialogue, and taut pacing.” ―The New York Times Book Review on KILLER INSTINCT
“A first-rate thrill ride.” ―Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on KILLER INSTINCT
“A roller coaster of a read.” ―Cosmopolitan on KILLER INSTINCT
“It starts off with a bang and doesn't slow down until the last page.” ―Ottawa Sun on KILLER INSTINCT
Most helpful customer reviews
99 of 106 people found the following review helpful.
Okay, I did not see THAT coming...
By Susan Tunis
What the hell has Roger Heller gotten himself into? Vanished, the latest thriller from Joe Finder opens with an attack on Lauren and Roger Heller as they are leaving a Georgetown restaurant. Lauren wakes up more than 24 hours later, badly concussed. Of Roger, there is no sign. In the interim, their 14-year-old son, Gabe, has called in his uncle, Nick, for help. It is Nick Heller, brother of Roger, who Finder is setting up to be the hero of a new series of novels.
He's made a good choice. Born to a life of extreme wealth--all of which was lost in a scandal--Nick gave up the pursuit of cash and joined the armed forces. Now he works as a private investigator for a high-end DC firm. He's tough, charismatic, and extremely competent. Nick Heller strikes me as a character that could go over equally well with both men and women.
Nick and Roger haven't been close in years, but Nick can't leave his only brother's disappearance entirely in the hands of the DC police. He begins his own investigation, while at the same time continuing to look into loose threads from his last work case. The deeper he digs into each, the more convoluted these two cases become. And the more enemies he seems to acquire.
Occasionally I thought I knew where Finder was going with his story, and occasionally I was right. More often I was wrong. A couple times I was completely stunned by a plot development. Joe Finder is definitely more clever than I am. Nick Heller is also more clever than I am, and the man really knows how to throw a punch. Fight scenes in the book were unusually interesting and well-written. Additionally, take it from a native Washingtonian that the DC setting was used with specificity and authenticity. (And observations like, "Washington, D.C., is to lying what Hershey, Pennsylvania, is to chocolate" made me smile.) Plenty of details that ring true do a lot to sell the whole story.
These days, I've got a litmus test for thrillers: Can I read it in a single day? Because it has relatively little to do with how many pages or how fast I read. It's all about a novel holding my interest for hours on end. Vanished passed with flying colors. It's not Finder's strongest work, but it's a good start to a new series.
61 of 68 people found the following review helpful.
Finder Fan Finds This One Faulty
By T. Karr
Nick Heller is a special investigator for a D.C. firm. He takes on the toughest cases. He gets a call from his nephew, Gabe, telling him that Gabe's father, Roger Heller, has been abducted and his mother has been knocked unconscious. Nick drops his current investigation involving a billion dollar heist from the U.S. military to try to find out what has happened to Gabe's parents. Roger is Heller's older brother that he has a difficult relationship with.
Why is there no blood at the crime scene? Where is the body of Heller's brother? Was he killed? Was he kidnapped? These are the questions that keep the reader turning the pages.
Unfortunately as the pages turn there are more and more ridiculous things happening that strain credibility. For example one of the best detectives in the D.C. police department doesn't think to check all of the security cameras in the area of the abduction. Heller has techie friends at work that are willing to risk their careers, face danger, and possible jail time to help Heller satisfy his hunches. There are many more silly things that the reader has to let slide to enjoy the story.
I have read several of Finder's books. This one doesn't have the sense of humor or the business sense of his other books. It just doesn't measure up to Mr. Finder's previous efforts.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
Disappointingly flawed
By Mal Warwick
Start with the author's acknowledgments at the end of this book, and you'll get a sense of the complexity of this story and the extent of the research he conducted. Like many of Finder's other novels, "Vanished" is an accomplished thriller -- a proverbial page-turner that uses all the tricks of the writer's craft to draw the reader from one minuscule chapter to the next. (There are 99 chapters in this book.)
Unfortunately, unlike other of Finder's novels that I've read, this book is disappointingly flawed by what in the film industry would be tagged as egregious errors of continuity. These errors rob the story of its already marginal credibility, given the exaggerated competence of its hero, former Special Forces soldier and investigator par excellence, Nick Heller.
At one point, Heller refers to visiting his father in prison at a time he'd noted only a few pages earlier that the old man was in hiding overseas. There are other, lesser slipups as well, and if these were the only flaws in the story, I would be less disgruntled with the book. Unfortunately, in the story's climax, a large number of police officers show up to save the day mere minutes after having been called -- to a location at least half an hour away from their station.
I'd picked up this novel with great anticipation, having been enthralled with three of Finder's earlier thriller, all of them about industrial espionage. I'm hoping Finder is less sloppy in future efforts.
(From Mal Warwick's Blog on Books)
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