Buried Secrets

By: Joseph Finder

Narrated by: Holter Graham

Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

Joseph Finder introduced Nick Heller, a “private spy” who finds out things powerful people want to keep hidden, to widespread acclaim from the critics and wild enthusiasm from the readers, in the New York Times best-selling novel Vanished. Now, in Buried Secrets, Nick Heller returns, finding himself in the middle of a life-or-death situation that’s both high-profile and intensely personal.

Nick has returned to his old home town of Boston to set up his own shop. There he’s urgently summoned by an old family friend. Hedge-fund titan Marshall Marcus desperately needs Nick’s help. His teenaged daughter, Alexa, has just been kidnapped. Her abduction was clearly a sophisticated professional job, done with extraordinary precision. Alexa, whom Nick has known since she was young, is now buried alive, held prisoner in an underground crypt, a camera trained on her, her suffering streaming live over the Internet. She’s been left with a limited supply of food and water and, if her father doesn’t meet the demands of her shadowy kidnappers, she’ll die.

And as Nick begins to probe, he discovers that all is not quite right with Marshall Marcus’s business. He’s being investigated by the FBI, he has a lot of shady investors, his fund is in danger and now he has a lot of powerful enemies who may have the motivation to go after Marcus’s daughter. But to find out who’s holding Alexa Marcus hostage, Nick has to find out why. Once he does, he uncovers an astonishing conspiracy that reaches far beyond anything he could have imagined. And if he’s going to find Alexa in time, he will have to flush out and confront some of his deadliest opponents ever.

©2011 Joseph Finder (P)2011 Macmillan Audio

Better than the first book

This really kept me interested from start to finish. Nick Heller is a great character... thought it was a major step up from the first book. Enjoyed it!

Great Read!!

I never read any of Joseph Finder books but decided to buy it because of the price..its a great book! All the way to the end it will keep you attention. I plan on buying more of his books!

Not Finder's best

I love Joseph Finder's novels that deal with the corporate world, so I didn't enjoy this as much as I have with some of his other novels. I guess crazed terrorists trying to torture for enjoyment really isn't my cup of tea. I'd pass on this.

not as good as previous book in the series

This book was just not as gripping as Vanished was. It seemed to lack x something, but it was not bad, just not as good as expected.

Yeah right....

At first I really enjoyed the book. Then it got a bit too unbelievable even for a book. That's when he lost me. I started thinking I was reading science fiction. I'm not a real fan of science fiction. The main character was just an out of this world super hero with physical and mental strength that rivaled the best of them.
Entertaining as it was...I cant give it the 5 star rating I have seen other give.

Liked it

If you liked Power Play, you will like this book. While I would not say this was his best - I think Paranoia was my favorite - the main character Nick Heller is fun to follow and this is fairly entertaining. There are a few twists, but they are telegraphed early and were easy to predict. Holter Grahm did his usual excellent job of reading which always adds to my enjoyment of the book. Overall, I was glad I spent the credit and would recommend it.

interesting

enjoyed and didn't fall asleep was exciting enough to keep my interest till the end

Good Book While Traveling

Buried Secrets, by Joseph Finder, is a fast-paced thriller that provides solid entertainment to a reader who wants a good, albeit somewhat far-fetched, plot populated by some interesting characters, from an author who knows his craft. It is mindless and forgettable, but it provided me with welcomed escape during a 30-hour trans-Pacific journey. I was glad to have it as a companion. The reader was acceptable.

Really Good Listen

Suspenseful, gripping, nice plot twists, good character developments, good pacing to the story. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Great book!

I really enjoyed this book. It held my interest throughout. Very well written and narrated. This is my first book by Joseph Finder and I plan to read more.