Overview
Claire Heller Chapman has the perfect life. She's a Harvard law professor and a high-profile criminal defense attorney known for taking on - and winning - tough cases. But one day this perfect life is shattered when her husband Tom Chapman is suddenly arrested by a team of government agents and accused of a brutal crime he insists he didn't commit. As Claire finds herself drawn closer into a web of duplicity and shadowy figures, she discovers that her husband is not who he says he is...that he once had a different name...even a different face. Now Claire must put her reputation on the line to defend Tom in a top-secret court-martial. As she searches for the truth, she begins to unravel an insidious, high-level government conspiracy that threatens not only her career but also her life, and the lives of her loved ones. All the while, she struggles to maintain her belief in her husband's innocence - even when all the evidence seems to indicate that he is a cold-blooded murderer.Synopsis
Claire Heller Chapman has the perfect life. She's a star Harvard Law School professor and high-powered attorney. Her second husband, Tom Chapman, is a charismatic and successful money manager who adores her and her six-year-old daughter.
But then one day a random burglary at their beautiful Boston home triggers a chain of events that turns their world upside down. A police investigation reveals the chilling fact that Tom is not who he says he is. Once he had a different name—even a different face. Suddenly this stranger, her husband, is put on trial for a crime he insists he didin't commit—an unspeakable atrocity that happened thriteen years ago. Now Claire must lay her reputation on the line to defend him in a top secret court martial where all the evidence is classified, the rules are unlike any she has ever known—and the real stakes are higher than Claire or anyone else can possibly suspect.
Washington Post
Deliciously absorbing...Exciting...full of hairpin turns...High Crimes generates lots of inside-the-bowels-of-the-Pentagon intrigue, but it's the psychological mystery of Tom's identity that really ratchets up the suspense here.
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
Imagine A Few Good Men with three improvements -- one, the defendant's accused of a crime of national import; two, his lead defense attorney is his wife; and three, there's actually a mystery going on beneath the courtroom drama -- and you'll have a fix on Finder's irresistible legal blockbuster.—Tom Leitch
From the Publisher
HIGH CRIMES
“Fast and furious.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Exciting . . . deliciously absorbing . . . full of hair-pin turns.” —The Washington Post
“A powerhouse tale.” —Chicago Tribune
“Provocative and chilling.” —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
“Rattling good entertainment.”—Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
VANISHED
“Financial thriller whiz Joe Finder has fully and seamlessly entered the world of Lee Child and James Rollins. A rousing, lightning-paced thriller from the first page to the last. ” —Providence Journal
“If Jack Reacher met Nick Heller in a dark alley, my money’s on Reacher. But it would be ugly. Or would it? Actually, I think they’d go for a beer together and set the world to rights—because Joseph Finder has given me a terrific new hero to root for. This is an action-packed, full-throttle, buy-it-today-read-it-tonight series that you definitely shouldn’t miss.” —Lee Child
“A humdinger....a thriller to enjoy for its Washington locales, convincing familiarity with cutting-edge spy gadgetry, and taut action scenes.” —Washington Post
“Cliffhangers galore, the fascinating tradecraft of corporate espionage, and an engrossing story will propel readers through this outstanding thriller. Highly recommended as a great summer read.” —Library Journal (starred review)
“Written in staccato chapters that are emotionally supercharged and action-packed, this thriller will more than satisfy adrenaline junkies and have them guessing until the very end.”—Publishers Weekly
“Breakneck pace and labyrinthine schemes . . . ingenious.” —Booklist
“Heller is Finder’s new series character and ...will very shortly be mentioned in the same breath as Reacher and Bosch...If you only read one book this summer, make it Vanished.” —Crimespree magazine
“Moves at the pace of an injected neuro-toxin…You’ll curse Finder for keeping you up into the early hours.” —Shots magazine