Category: Joseph Finder

  • Short Story Summary: “Heirloom” by Joseph Finder

    Short Story Summary: “Heirloom” by Joseph Finder

    Long time residents, Walter and Ruth, were invited to dinner by their new neighbors, Hutch and Morgan. The house Hutch and Morgan moved into is a beatiful Cape Cod with land. And they purchased it at a reasonable price. During dinner, Walter, started giving the new neighbors a history lesson on the old house, the…

  • Book Review: “The Switch” by Joseph Finder

    Book Review: “The Switch” by Joseph Finder

    Genre: Thriller Michael Tanner, owner of Tanner Roast, was in LA to try to land a deal with a famous Food Network star (and Iron Chef) to provide premium coffee for his 6 restaurants. Things did not go as well as he hoped. At LAX, Michael found that his normal TSA Pass through the lines…

  • Book Review: “Paranoia” by Joseph Finder

    Book Review: “Paranoia” by Joseph Finder

    Genre: Thriller Adam Cassidy works for Wyatt Telecommunications. He is a great bullshit artist and is very clever both of which just landed him in a lot of trouble. With a guy from shipping retiring from Wyatt, Adam wanted to give him a farewell party worthy of all the work Jonesie has done over the…

  • Book Review: “The Fixer” by Joseph Finder

    Book Review: “The Fixer” by Joseph Finder

    Genre: Thriller Rick Hoffman was an up and coming investigative reporter for the Boston Globe when he was wooed away for a job, and much larger salary, as Editor of a classy Boston-based magazine, Back Bay. With his high-class taste, a great job at Back Bay, and a beautiful fiance…..Rick’s life was pretty darn good.…

  • Book Review: “Killer Instinct” by Joseph Finder

    Book Review: “Killer Instinct” by Joseph Finder

    Genre: Thriller Jason Steadman is stalled in his career at a high tech company. He makes a friend and starts climbing the corporate ladder. Is murder involved? Buy It! Jason Steadman is a salesman for an electronic display company, Entronics. Jason is a decent guy, married to Kate, who’s career has probably peaked because he…

  • Book Review: “Power Play” by Joseph Finder

    Book Review: “Power Play” by Joseph Finder

    Genre: Thriller (Executives Held Hostage) – Jake Landry works as the assistant to Mike Zorn, the program manager of Hammond Aerospace’s new 880 airplane.  As such, Jake probably knows more about the mostly composite 880 than anyone in the company. Mike is at the Paris Airshow when a competitors plane (and an 880 rival) crashes…

  • “Buried Secrets” by Joseph Finder

    “Buried Secrets” by Joseph Finder

    (2nd Nick Heller) Genre: Thriller — “Buried Secrets” is the second (and so far last) of the Nick Heller series.  A few years back, Joseph Finder sent me an ARC of  “Vanished” which was the first Nick Heller.  See my review of “Vanished” here.  In the meantime, soooo many books so little time, I have…

  • Book Review: “Vanished” by Joseph Finder

    Book Review: “Vanished” by Joseph Finder

    Genre:  Thriller So many books, so little time. Over the years, I have seen, and thumbed through, Joseph Finder’s books (between Eisler and Flynn).  I knew he was dead-on what I like to read….spys,  killing, and murder….but, even though I have two of his books in my personal book queue, I had not read Joseph…