Buried Secrets

JosephFinderintroducedNickHeller,a"privatespy"whofindsoutthingspowerfulpeoplewanttokeephidden,towidespreadacclaimfromthecriticsandwildenthusiasmfromthereaders,intheNewYorkTimesbestsellingnovelVanished.Now,inBuriedSecrets,NickHellerreturns,findinghimselfinthemiddleofalife-or-deathsituationthat'sbothhigh-profileandintenselypersonal.NickhasreturnedtohisoldhometownofBostontosetuphisownshop.Therehe'surgentlysummonedbyanoldfamilyfriend.HedgefundtitanMarshallMarcusdesperatelyneedsNick'shelp.Histeenageddaughter,Alexa,hasjustbeenkidnapped.Herabductionwasclearlyasophisticatedprofessionaljob,donewithextraordinaryprecision.Alexa,whomNickhasknownsinceshewasyoung,isnowburiedalive,heldprisonerinanundergroundcrypt,acameratrainedonher,hersufferingstreamingliveovertheinternet.She'sbeenleftwithalimitedsupplyoffoodandwaterand,ifherfatherdoesn'tmeetthedemandsofhershadowykidnappers,she'lldie.AndasNickbeginstoprobe,hediscoversthatallisnotquiterightwithMarshallMarcus'sbusiness.He'sbeinginvestigatedbytheFBI,hehasalotofshadyinvestors,hisfundisindangerandnowhehasalotofpowerfulenemieswhomayhavethemotivationtogoafterMarcus'sdaughter.Buttofindoutwho'sholdingAlexaMarcushostage,Nickhastofindoutwhy.Oncehedoes,heuncoversanastonishingconspiracythatreachesfarbeyondanythinghecouldhaveimagined.Andifhe'sgoingtofindAlexaintime,hewillhavetoflushoutandconfrontsomeofhisdeadliestopponentsever.