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He thought he'd left the CIA behind... For Ben Ellison, his job with a prestigious law firm is a safe haven from the shadow world that almost killed him. But when the director of the CIA is killed, Ben's old employers want him back. Not only must Ben track down his old boss's killer, but also a multi-million dollar fortune in gold, spirited out of Russia in the last days of the Soviet Union. Can he hunt down the murderer before it's too late? Recent reviews for Joseph Finder: 'Stunning... I can't remember when I last read a book so gripping and so satisfying' PETER JAMES. 'Smart, swift and well-informed' SCOTT TUROW. 'Terrific' IAN RANKIN. 'A writer at the top of his game' MARK BILLINGHAM. 'Fantastic... Kept me absolutely on the edge of my seat' MARTINA COLE. 'Timely, twisty and impossible to put down' KARIN SLAUGHTER. 'A masterclass in ratcheting up the tension... A classy, sophisticated thriller' J.P. DELANEY.
He thought he'd left the CIA behind... For Ben Ellison, his job with a prestigious law firm is a safe haven from the shadow world that almost killed him. But when the director of the CIA is killed, Ben's old employers want him back. Not only must Ben track down his old boss's killer, but also a multi-million dollar fortune in gold, spirited out of Russia in the last days of the Soviet Union. Can he hunt down the murderer before it's too late? Recent reviews for Joseph Finder: 'Stunning... I can't remember when I last read a book so gripping and so satisfying' PETER JAMES. 'Smart, swift and well-informed' SCOTT TUROW. 'Terrific' IAN RANKIN. 'A writer at the top of his game' MARK BILLINGHAM. 'Fantastic... Kept me absolutely on the edge of my seat' MARTINA COLE. 'Timely, twisty and impossible to put down' KARIN SLAUGHTER. 'A masterclass in ratcheting up the tension... A classy, sophisticated thriller' J.P. DELANEY.
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About the Author-
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
Reviews-
January 31, 1994 Although the plot creaks a bit, Finder's ( The Moscow Club ) pacing, wit and style make this thriller a standout. In a long manuscript delivered to a reporter, Boston patent lawyer and former CIA operative Ben Ellison tells of an adventure that started with the accidental death of his father-in-law, CIA director Harrison Sinclair. After his first wife was killed by the KGB, Ben had shunned his previous employer but when a retired CIA deputy chief approaches Ben with proof that Sinclair was murdered and circumstantial evidence that he had been involved in a huge gold scam with the KGB's last boss, Ben agrees to a plan to clear Sinclair's name. Ben, who already has an eidetic memory, discovers during a high-tech lie detector test that he can also read minds. He hides his new-found power but when his second wife Molly (nee Sinclair) is kidnapped and he himself is almost killed in a Back Bay shootout, Ben sets off lickety-split for Italy, Switzerland, France and Canada. The reunited Ben and Molly outfox unknown foes, uncover numerous secrets that lead to the Very Big secret and a satisfying twist of an ending. The phlegmatic (yet occasionally crazy) Ben is a fine narrative voice, a bit like a Louis Auchincloss character telling an Eric Ambler story. Perhaps because of the CIA's old-boy tradition, Molly doesn't quite ring true but few readers will mind in this whiz of a yarn. 100,000 first printing; 100,000 ad/promo.
April 3, 1995 A former CIA operative rejoins the agency to prove that the death of his father-in-law (the CIA's director) was no accident.
Sunday Express
Worthy of Frederick Forsyth at his best.
New York Times Book Review
Fast and furious.
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