Buried Secrets

By: Joseph Finder

Narrated by: Holter Graham

Joseph Finder introduced Nick Heller, a “private spy” who finds out things powerful people want to keep hidden, to widespread acclaim from the critics and wild enthusiasm from the readers, in the New York Times best-selling novel Vanished. Now, in Buried Secrets, Nick Heller returns, finding himself in the middle of a life-or-death situation that’s both high-profile and intensely personal.

Nick has returned to his old home town of Boston to set up his own shop. There he’s urgently summoned by an old family friend. Hedge-fund titan Marshall Marcus desperately needs Nick’s help. His teenaged daughter, Alexa, has just been kidnapped. Her abduction was clearly a sophisticated professional job, done with extraordinary precision. Alexa, whom Nick has known since she was young, is now buried alive, held prisoner in an underground crypt, a camera trained on her, her suffering streaming live over the Internet. She’s been left with a limited supply of food and water and, if her father doesn’t meet the demands of her shadowy kidnappers, she’ll die.

And as Nick begins to probe, he discovers that all is not quite right with Marshall Marcus’s business. He’s being investigated by the FBI, he has a lot of shady investors, his fund is in danger and now he has a lot of powerful enemies who may have the motivation to go after Marcus’s daughter. But to find out who’s holding Alexa Marcus hostage, Nick has to find out why. Once he does, he uncovers an astonishing conspiracy that reaches far beyond anything he could have imagined. And if he’s going to find Alexa in time, he will have to flush out and confront some of his deadliest opponents ever.

©2011 Joseph Finder (P)2011 Macmillan Audio

An avg effort from a great author...

Unlike his previous suspense novels of "civilian" guys in extraordinary situations, this is a very typical super agent novel. Mysteries are solved with computer savvy, friends are experts in needed fields at the perfect moment.

Finder does it again!

I've read all of Joseph Finder's books, and I guess this is the first where he's created a character who will continue in other books. Nick Heller is a powerful protagonist, and I really look forward to his next episode!

Recent Finder Books

Mr. Finder's recently written books, including Buried Secrets, have been outstanding and very exciting reads. His older books were so boring I found it hard to finish them. What miracle happened to make such a drastic change in his readability? Whatever it was, I like it very much.

Buried Secrets

A very good book that you will enjoy and find it holds your interest. I could recommend it to all ages.
It is worth your time and money.

Nick Heller Returns

Buried Secrets is the second book in the Nick Heller series. It's an improvement upon the first book, and a solid thriller.

Nick Heller helps a friend who's daughter gets kidnapped. There's some pretty good tense moments in the story. If you're claustrophobic, this book will definitely induce some panic in you. There's some good characters, and some pretty dumb ones that make you think "You made it to adulthood?" I thought the villains were pretty good and scary as a villain. Having Mr. Heller as a superhero who kids trust and has friends EVERYWHERE!!!! makes it a bit less thrilling then having him as a guy who relies on a core group, and not people used as plot coupons.

Holter Graham did a much better job in this book then in the first one. Heller's nephew was much less annoying, which made all the difference and he was in much less of the book.

I would still like to see more of Mr. Heller, but I would like to see him less of a superhero.

Joseph Finder at his best

I am a huge Joseph Finder fan, and have read all of his books. This latest one, with my favorite character Nick Heller is as full of suspense and intrigue as any of his books. He keeps you on the edge of your seat until the very end. The story is full of surprises and connections between people we grow to love and care about. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good suspenseful mystery.

Loved it!

Recently a fan of Joseph Finder and the hero, Nick Heller, I loved this storyline and was surprised throughout the book.
The narration was great and made listening to the book, a pleasure.

Enjoyed it alot!

Joseph Finder rarely disappoints and Buried Secrets was no exception. Great story, pace, and narration.

4 ½ stars. Great suspense.

Good process peeling the mystery. I didn’t want to stop reading.

Boy, is he a good writer. I like the way clues are discovered throughout the book instead of a tell-all at the end. I like neat things Nick does to get information. Several of the author’s books are two years apart. I like that. He’s not churning them out in a rush.

I have three complaints. 1. The subject matter was tough to take. A girl is kidnapped and placed in a coffin underground while waiting for ransom. Water, food, and air were supplied. There are several scenes with her crying and begging in panic and horror. I did not like reading those parts. They still haunt me. Being bound and placed in a room would be easier for me to take. 2. Unanswered questions about Taylor. Why did she do what she did at the beginning? What was happening with her at the end? I wanted to hear conversations with her and her reactions at the end. Why did her father do what he did at the end? 3. I was annoyed with several cliffhanger hooks at the end of chapters. I don’t like being manipulated that way.

Some reviewers complained about technical errors with GPS, infrared, and gun types. I don’t know if things were technically accurate, but I don’t care. This is entertainment - not educational. It’s ok to make things up. It’s fun, creative, and imaginative. It’s called ARTISTIC LICENSE. I disagree with readers who want every detail fit for an encyclopedia. But I understand, authors would like to make all of us happy.

I “require” happy endings. And the ending was good for me.

AUDIOBOOK NARRATOR (Holter Graham).
He needs to stop doing weird character voices. He did an awful voice for teenage Gabe in the first two Heller books. At least Gabe only had a small part in this book. Graham also used a weird high pitched voice for police officer Kent. He was weird doing Alexa in the coffin. Sure she was terrified, but Graham added weirdness. I liked his female voice for Francine Heller. I suggest he use that voice for most females, just change the emotions. Graham adds weirdness by holding his breath - or something. But for general narration and emotional interpretation Graham is good.

Genre: mystery suspense thriller.

OTHER BOOKS:
This is book 2 in the Nick Heller series. They do not need to be read in order, but I’d recommend it. Book 1 is “Vanished.”

Not Finder's best book

I've enjoyed all of the other Finder books I've listened to as audiobooks, but did not like this book. Nick Heller describes himself as having an innate talent to read people and tell if they are lying, then proceeds to misread every other character in the book. That would be ok, if this were a joke spy novel, but it's not. Heller is not likable, yet everyone is willing to do anything for him. Based on his secret black ops past, he has contacts that can do anything he needs with a simple phone call, which is convenient but not plausible. It's simply not a well thought out or plotted book. I'd rate it lower if I didn't respect Finder's talent, at least with other books of his.