
The Oligarch's Daughter
A Novel
Author: Joseph Finder
Narrator: Mark Bramhall
Unabridged: 14 hr 55 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Harper
Published: 01/28/2025

Author: Joseph Finder
Narrator: Mark Bramhall
Unabridged: 14 hr 55 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Harper
Published: 01/28/2025
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.
Been in something of a reading slump lately with nothing really grabbing me. Was hoping an espionage type thriller would change that. First reaction? Uh, maybe not. I enjoyed The Oligarch's Daughter and read it pretty quickly but it didn't wow me. It wasn't one of those where you can't wait to block......more
Paul is a successful trader on Wall Street. At a party he meets Tatyana and the two grow into a relationship. Tatyana is a photographer and he wonders how she can support herself, while falling in love. He suspects she has some family help, but he is not prepared for the extraordinary home and wealt......more
I am a longtime fan of Finder’s books, and eagerly began this one. It was quickly apparently where the plot was headed, and the title sets it up too. I found - all aspects of it- not credible, the characters uniformly unlikeable, and finished it feeling I had just wasted hours of my time and some mo......more