Suspicion, Joseph Finder
Suspicion, Joseph Finder
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Suspicion

Author: Joseph Finder

Narrator: Steven Kearney

Unabridged: 10 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 05/27/2014


Synopsis

One bad choice gets a father caught up in a deadly situation in this electrifying thriller from New York Times bestselling author Joseph Finder.

Single father Danny Goodman suddenly finds himself unable to afford the private school his daughter adores. Then Danny meets Thomas Galvin, the father of his daughter's new best friend and one of the wealthiest men in Boston. Out of the blue Galvin offers a loan to help Danny out. Desperate, he takes the money, promising to pay it back.

But the moment the money is wired into his account, the DEA comes knocking. Danny’s impossible choice: an indictment for accepting drug money, or a treacherous assignment to help the government get close to his new best friend.

As Danny begins to lie to everyone in his life, including those he loves most, he must decide once and for all who the real enemy is or risk losing everything—and everyone—that matters to him.

About Joseph Finder

American thriller author, Joseph Finder, was born in 1958 in Chicago, IL. His family lived in Afghanistan and the Philippines in his early years. His family returned to the US, where they lived in Washington (state), and in New York. Finder attended Yale University where he graduated with honors, and received a Master's Degree in Russian Research at the Harvard Center. He taught with the Harvard faculty, and says he was recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency, but declined their offer and decided to write instead.

His books include Paranoia, Company Man, The Fixer, Killer Instinct, Guilty Minds, and Power Play. Two novels, High Crimes and Paranoia were adapted to film.

He was a founder of the International Thriller Writers, and he also serves on the Council on Foreign Relations. He now lives in Boston, MA.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Pamela Small on June 27, 2018

I waited anxiously for Mr.Finder's new release; I have always found his work to be suspenseful & enthralling. Perhaps my expectations were too high; I was more than disappointed. I was angry that I wasted my time and was duped to thinking that this new publication would be on par with his previous t......more

Goodreads review by D.B. on April 21, 2016

When the protagonist, Danny Goodman, a struggling writer, accepts a substantial loan from the wrong person, he not only becomes a person-of-interest to the "DEA" but also discovers there aren't enough adjectives to adequately describe his mounting panic. Danny is believable as your typical guy-next-d......more

Goodreads review by Paul on July 17, 2016

The most suspenseful book I've ever read! I will be checking out more of Finder's works very soon. Highly recommended for any fans of Harlan Coben, or general thriller fans.......more

Goodreads review by Skye on February 19, 2017

Down on his luck, Daniel Goodman, widowed writer and single parent seeks only to indulge and pamper his daughter Abby. When Danny hits 'writer's block,' tuition for Abby's prestigious private school becomes impossible and facing his daughter's expulsion, Danny becomes desperate. However, wealthy inv......more

Goodreads review by Sherri on July 12, 2015

How far would you go to protect your family? This is a question that both Danny and Tom face, repeatedly. The risks from Tom's job are becoming all too real. Danny is a single dad who is struggling to make ends meet and a large loan from a friend puts him in the sights of some DEA agents. I am a hug......more


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Praise for Suspicion:

"A can't-miss thriller...Suspicion is arguably Joseph Finder's best novel to date, and he's one of the best thriller writers in the business. He's a master at making the reader feel every emotion, jump at every shock and squirm with every twist that Danny must overcome.”  —Associated Press

"[Suspicion] sets the suspense level to a pitch that will keep even the coolest readers sweating."—The Boston Globe

“Lock yourself in a room with Suspicion and don’t come out until you’ve read every last word. Completely original, emotionally satisfying, expertly twisted, and genuinely entertaining. Suspicion is the thriller to read this year. I loved it.”
—Lisa Gardner

“Joseph Finder has always been out there on the front edge of things. With Suspicion he does it again, giving us a novel that is as timely and cognizant of contemporary society as it is a startling seat of the pants thrill ride. In Finder's hands one man's fight for survival becomes an everyman's journey to the light.”
—Michael Connelly

Suspicion is Joseph Finder at the absolute top of his form:  a heart-pounding, sweaty-palmed, utterly terrifying ride.”
—Tess Gerritsen

"Is this Joseph Finder's best thriller yet?  It gets my vote. So many twists and shocks. It kept me reading all night."
—R.L. Stine

"Finder fans as well as devotees of action-packed suspense have a great read ahead. The taut pacing, staccato chapters, and ingenious plot, especially Finder's characteristically creative use of digital surveillance techniques, guarantees a literary thrill ride."
Library Journal, starred review 

"There are many authors who take a reader 'slowly into that good night.' However, the real genius knows how to create the ultimate lead-in. They are the wordsmiths who can, in one page or one paragraph, grab the reader's attention and never let go...A true genius wordsmith, this is one author who has created solid suspense gold."
Suspense Magazine

"[A] lean, crisp thriller—a zipping Jaguar of a ride...The plot turns—three major ones—are as shocking as they are believable...his spare, laminated style is several cuts above that of most thrillers." —Publishers Weekly
"Thriller veteran Finder merits applause for this streamlined story made believable by Danny's everyman character; readers will find his palpable guilt and fear instantly relatable." - Booklist

"Full of intriguing characters, squirmy, fast-paced action and a nifty, convoluted plot, Finder's latest is a real keeper. It's likely to keep you flipping pages until you reach the final, unexpected conclusion." - Lansing State Journal
 

PRAISE FOR JOSEPH FINDER AND PREVIOUS NOVELS

“A master of the modern thriller.”
The Boston Globe

“Getting a grip on the modern corporate world has always been more difficult for fiction writers. I think Joe Finder does it better than anyone.”
—Malcolm Gladwell on Killer Instinct

“Jet-propelled . . . this twisting, stealthily plotted story . . . weaves a tangled and ingeniously enveloping web . . . [with a] killer twist for the end.”
The New York Times on Paranoia

“Last year belonged to Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code . . . this year’s first contender for Page-turner of the Year is Joseph Finder’s Paranoia.”
USA Today

“Exciting . . . deliciously absorbing . . . full of hairpin turns.”
The Washington Post on High Crimes

"A powerhouse tale." 
Chicago Tribune on High Crimes