House on Fire

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR. Nick Heller, private spy, exposes secrets that powerful people would rather keep hidden. At the funeral of his good friend Sean, an army buddy who struggled with opioid addiction, a stranger approaches Nick with a job. The woman is a member of the Kimball family, whose immense fortune was built on opiates. Now she wants to become a whistleblower, exposing evidence that Kimball Pharmaceutical knew its biggest money-maker was dangerously addictive. Nick agrees instantly - but he soon realizes the sins of the Kimball patriarch are just the beginning. Beneath the surface are the barely concealed cabals and conspiracies: a twisting story of family intrigue and lethal corporate machinations. Praise for Joseph Finder: 'Gripping, trenchant and human. One of the best novels I've read this year' Stav Sherez. 'Stunning... I cannot remember when I last read a book so gripping and so satisfying' Peter James. 'A masterclass in tension, with complex characters and a twisty plot' J.P. Delaney.

Joseph Finder is the New York Times bestselling author of fourteen previous novels including The Switch, Suspicion and The Fixer. Finder's international bestseller Killer Instinct won the International Thriller Writer's Award for Best Novel. He studied Russian at Yale and Harvard, after which he was recruited by the CIA. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts. www.josephfinder.com

Heller can pick locks, handle weapons and attract beautiful women with the best of them, but the first-person narrative is natural and engaging. A crisp, fast-paced adventure * Times * Heller's latest outing is a well-crafted, fast-paced read and Finder is a skilled enough writer to wear his outrage lightly * Financial Times * Fast moving and tense, with many a twist. Much recommended for those who love a page turner * TripFiction *