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House on Fire, Joseph Finder

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House on Fire

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Joseph Finder

In? New York Times ?bestselling author Joseph Finder's electrifying new thriller, private investigator Nick Heller?infiltrates a powerful?wealthy family hiding something sinister. Nick Heller is at the top of his game when he receives some devastating?news:?his old army buddy Sean has died of an overdose.?Sean, who once saved Nick?s life,?got addicted to?opioids?after returning home wounded from war.? Then at?Sean?s funeral, a stranger approaches Nick with a job, and maybe also?a way?for Nick to hold someone accountable. The woman is?the daughter?of a?pharmaceutical?kingpin?worth billions.?Now she wants to become a whistleblower, exposing?her father?and?his company?for burying?evidence that?its biggest money-maker?was dangerously addictive.?It was a lie that killed hundreds of?thousands?of people, including?Sean.? All Nick has to do?is find?the document that proves the family knew the drug?s dangers. But?Nick?soon realizes?that?the sins of the patriarch are just the beginning.? Beneath the surface are barely concealed cabals and conspiracies: a twisting story of family intrigue and lethal corporate machinations.?In a deadly game of chess that pits Nick against a family dynasty,?against brothers and sisters with schemes of their own, Nick learns how far his enemy is willing to go to protect its name and its wealth