The Finder: A Novel
by Colin Harrison
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Author: Colin HarrisonEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-04-01
ISBN: 0374299498
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Book Review: Readable literary thriller
Summary: 3 Stars
Harrison's thrillers are usually variations on the yuppie nightmare theme - ordinary Joes becoming enmeshed in corporate, usually violent, shenanigans. Like Tom Wolfe, there's often a collision of different worlds - with both high rollers and low life all out for what they can get.
There are several interconnected plotlines in this novel, the most prominent being that of square jawed ex-firefighter Ray Grant trying to find his Chinese girlfriend, Jin Li, before the bad guys get to her. This is more formulaic than some of Harrison's previous efforts but an enjoyable thriller nonetheless. As always, Harrison's elegant writing style elevates the novel above standard fare and gives a gloss to the sometimes brutal acts of violence he describes. Look out for a particularly inventive double murder in the first chapter involving raw sewage - definitely not how I want to go!
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