Vanished

By: Joseph Finder

Narrated by: Holter Graham

Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

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 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.

©2009 Joseph Finder (P)2009 Macmillan Audio

Acceptable

I just finished this book about 2 weeks ago and I have to say that I really could not remember what it was until I listened to the sample again. So saying that I would say that it probably won't be making any best seller lists. Just something to listen to if you have nothing else to listen to.

I love intelligent writers!

In a world where movies and TV shows heavily depend on technology for solving crimes and mysteries, Finder is a breath of fresh air. Although technology is used to help solve problems and learn information, the protagonist's intellect and experience play a much bigger role. Nick Heller isn't a tough guy or a technological wunderkind - he draws from a good education, lots of experience, and a good bit of street smarts to do his job. That's made me a Joseph Finder fan, after reading only one book.

The characters are believable and real; we care about the main characters and what happens to them. The narrator does an excellent job with the characters' voices - no complaints about him, whatsoever.

It was a good read, and I'll be adding the rest of his books to my Wish List. Highly recommended.

Good story. Kept me coming back for more.

I enjoyed this book. My only complaint is the way the narrator voice-acted Gabe & his mother. It's as if both of them were constantly whining or crying even when the situation in the story didn't call for it. Other than that a good listen. However, I enjoyed Paranoia MUCH better.

Good but liked Paranoia better

Seemed to slow down for me a bit before the end. Has some torture scenes in this book that make you cringe... Not for the squeamish...
Has some good twists... Its ok, not great, thats why I am giving it a three star.

Loved it!

Great book. Joseph Finder is now in my top 3 and Holter Graham is the best!

my first Finder

I'd never heard of this author, probably only got it because Audible put it on the front page and it looked interesting. It was entertaining, it was interesting, was it the best book I've ever listened to, no, will I listen to another Finder, most likely.

I don't know

Not as good as previous works, the story was kind of confusing, but I was entertained. The narrator wasn't the greatest. This is supposed to be a series of novels hopefully the next one will have less bratty teenagers.

Narration is everything

The story isn't bad but OMG, I'd like to smack the crap out of the narrator. When he reads normally, like in the preview, it's great. Then he does the nasally teenage and woman's voice, or the fey British voice, or the gruff tough guy voice and grunts... Ummmm, no. This is not a bedtime story, I don't need make believe voice to make the story more interesting.

Racist

Exciting but smacks of racism. Refers to security guard as detailed and thorough..."WHITE retired cop." Are black or Spanish speaking security guards not thorough and detailed?

Terrible Narrator

I just couldn't get past the horrible narration. I agreed with some of the other reviews that listening to his portrayal of the wife (Lauren) and son (Gabe) was like fingernails on a chalkboard. Unfortunately, they are two major characters. I may have enjoyed this book otherwise. But just couldn't get through it. It was that irritating!