Joseph Finder
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | October 6, 1958
Occupation | Novelist |
Alma mater | Yale University Harvard University |
Period | 1990–present |
Genre | Suspense, psychological thriller, crime fiction |
Notable works | High Crimes, Paranoia, Killer Instinct,Buried Secrets,House on Fire |
Notable awards | International Thriller Writers Awards Best Novel (Killer Instinct), Strand Magazine Critics Award Best Novel (Guilty Secrets) |
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Joseph Finder (born October 6, 1958) is an American thriller writer. His books include Paranoia, Company Man, The Fixer, Killer Instinct, Power Play, and the Nick Heller series of thrillers. His novel High Crimes was made into the film of the same name starring Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman. His novel Paranoia was adapted into a 2013 film starring Liam Hemsworth, Gary Oldman, and Harrison Ford.
Early life
Finder was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1958[1] and spent much of his early childhood in Afghanistan and the Philippines before his family returned to the United States and lived in Bellingham, Washington, and outside Albany, New York.[2] Finder majored in Russian studies at Yale University, where he graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.[2] He was also a bass singer in the Yale Whiffenpoofs (1980).[3] He received a master's degree from the Harvard Russian Research Center and later taught on the Harvard faculty.[4] He states that "He was recruited to the Central Intelligence Agency but eventually decided he preferred writing fiction."[5]
Career
Finder published Red Carpet: The Connection Between the
Paranoia (2004) was a
Finder is a founding member of the
Books
Nick Heller series
- Vanished, ISBN 0-312-37908-0, 2009, paperback 2010
- Buried Secrets, ISBN 978-0-312-37914-8, Summer 2011
- "Plan B", 2011
- "Good and Valuable Consideration", in Faceoff, )
- Guilty Minds, ISBN 978-0-525-95462-0, July 2016[citation needed]
- House on Fire, ISBN 978-1101985847, January 2020
Other novels
- The Moscow Club, ISBN 0-330-31350-9paperback 1991 (out of print)
- Extraordinary Powers, ISBN 0-7528-2651-4paperback 1994 (out of print)
- The Zero Hour, ISBN 0-7528-2650-6paperback 1996 (out of print)
- High Crimes, ISBN 0-380-72880-Xpaperback 1998
- ISBN 0-312-94091-2paperback 2004
- Company Man (retitled No Hiding Place in UK), ISBN 0-312-93942-6paperback 2005
- ISBN 0-312-34747-2(hardcover) 2006
- Power Play, ISBN 0-312-34748-0(hardcover) 2007
- Suspicion, ISBN 0-525-95460-0(hardcover) May 27, 2014
- The Fixer, ISBN 9780525954613(hardcover) June 9, 2015
- The Switch, ISBN 9781101985786(hardcover) June 13, 2017
- Judgment, ISBN 9781101985823(hardcover) January 29, 2019
Nonfiction
- Red Carpet: The Connection Between the Kremlin and America's Most Powerful Businessmen. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston(1983)
References
- ^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).
- ^ a b c "Bio". Joseph Finder (official site). Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "Whiffenpoof". www.whiffalumni.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ Nash, Nicole. "Why Novelist Joseph Finder Spent Time in a Coffin". Tech Reporter. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "About Joseph Finder" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "New York Times Best Sellers, February 8, 2004". New York Times. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "New York Times Best Sellers, May 8, 2005". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "International Thriller Writers Thriller Award Winners". International Thriller Writers. International Thriller Writers. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ Wright, Lance. "The Gumshoe Awards". Crime Fiction Awards. Omnimystery. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "What's New". Strand Magazine. 2011. Archived from the original on July 17, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ a b Kahn, Joseph (May 28, 2014). "Thriller Writer Joseph Finder's Publishing Plot Twist". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "THE FIXER by Joseph Finder". www.penguin.com. Penguin Random House. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "GUILTY MINDS by Joseph Finder - Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
- ^ "JUDGMENT by Joseph Finder - Publishers Weekly" – via www.publishersweekly.com.
- ^ "HOUSE ON FIRE by Joseph Finder - Publishers Weekly" – via www.publishersweekly.com.
- ^ "ITW's History". International Thriller Writers. International Thriller Writers. Retrieved 7 December 2015.