Extraordinary Powers

By Joseph Finder

He thought he'd left the CIA behind...

For Ben Ellison, his job with a prestigious law firm is a safe haven from the shadow world that almost killed him. But when the director of the CIA is killed, Ben's old employers want him back.

Not only must Ben track down his old boss's killer, but also a multi-million dollar fortune in gold, spirited out of Russia in the last days of the Soviet Union.

Can he hunt down the murderer before it's too late?

Recent reviews for Joseph Finder:

'Stunning... I can't remember when I last read a book so gripping and so satisfying' PETER JAMES.
'Smart, swift and well-informed' SCOTT TUROW.
'Terrific' IAN RANKIN.
'A writer at the top of his game' MARK BILLINGHAM.
'Fantastic... Kept me absolutely on the edge of my seat' MARTINA COLE.
'Timely, twisty and impossible to put down' KARIN SLAUGHTER.
'A masterclass in ratcheting up the tension... A classy, sophisticated thriller' J.P. DELANEY.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Release date: Jul 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781781850152

Joseph Finder

Joseph Finder is the author of several New York Times bestselling thrillers, including Buried Secrets, High Crimes, Paranoia and the first Nick Heller novel, Vanished. Killer Instinct won the International Thriller Writers Award for Best Thriller, and Company Man won the Barry and Gumshoe Awards for Best Thriller. High Crimes was the basis of the Morgan Freeman/Ashley Judd movie, and Paranoia was the basis for 2013 film with Liam Hemsworth, Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman. Born in Chicago, Finder studied Russian at Yale and Harvard. He was recruited by the CIA, but decided he preferred writing fiction. A member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Association for Former Intelligence Officers, he lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

Reviews for Extraordinary Powers

[buffalogr · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Joseph Finder approaches an unusual premise and enhances its credibility. Although slightly dated (20 years--meh!) it was still a fun read. It was exciting but it was very, very long. I think that if it were cut in half, it would work well.