January 2012 Book of the Month.

The second book in international bestseller Joseph Finder's new series, featuring corporate investigator Nick Heller.  Heller is facing the Russian Mafia and a particularly nasty bunch of thugs who have a girl buried alive as their bartering tool. An explosive new thriller so be ready for a white-knuckle ride.

The first book in the series, Vanished, can be viewed by clicking here.

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Synopsis

When PI Nick Heller moves back to Boston to set up his own agency, he soon gets an urgent case even closer to home than expected. Alexandra Marcus - teenage daughter of hedge fund titan Marshall Marcus - has been kidnapped. But it's no ordinary kidnapping - and it's not even clear what they want. She's been abducted by professionals and buried alive in an underground casket. A video camera is streaming her desperate pleas live over the internet. With only a limited supply of food and water, her time is quickly running out. A close friend of the family, Nick is more determined than ever to catch the perpetrators. But when Marshall is arrested for fraud, Nick uncovers some powerful enemies and a conspiracy that reaches up to the very highest levels of government. Faced with opponents well-protected by wealth and position, Nick must play a dangerous game if he hopes to flush out those responsible before Alexa is buried for good...

Reviews

'This is edge-of-the-seat, pulse-racing storytelling with a whiplash finish'
Daily Mail

'Delightfully dark ... This is summer noir at its best'
Boston Globe

About the Author

Joseph Finder is the author of several previous thrillers, including the bestselling novels PARANOIA and KILLER INSTINCT. In addition to fiction, Joseph continues to write extensively on espionage and international affairs for the New York Times and the Washington Post. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts, with his wife and daughter. More books by this author Author 'Like for Like' recommendation