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Joseph Finder

ジョゼフ・フィンダー

Jozeffu Findā

Aliases: ジョセフ・ファインダー / ジョセフ・フィンダー

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1958-01-01 （Chicago, Illinois, United States）
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Afghanistan → Philippines → Bellingham, Washington, United States → Albany, New York, United States → Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Writer
Active Years
1990-
Affiliations
International Thriller Writers (founding member), PEN International, New England branch (financial advisor), Association of Former Intelligence Officers (member)
Memberships
International Thriller Writers, PEN International (New England), Association of Former Intelligence Officers
Influenced By
Robert Ludlum
Nominations
International Thriller Writers Award (Best Novel) nomination (e.g., Vanished)

Education

Yale University
Russian studies
Degree: BA
Country: United States
Member of Phi Beta Kappa
Harvard University
Russian Research Center
Degree: MA
Country: United States
Has taught at the university

Awards

International Thriller Writers Award (Best Novel)
2007
Work: Killer Instinct
Category: 長編賞
Organization: International Thriller Writers
Result: 受賞
Gumshoe Award (nomination)
2007
Work: Power Play
Organization: Gumshoe Awards
Result: ノミネート

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Red Carpet: The Connection Between the Kremlin and America's Most Powerful Businessmen

1983 Non-fiction / Political / Espionage

A reportage-style examination of connections between the Kremlin and powerful American businessmen.

espionagepoliticsbusiness and power
Translations
  • Red Carpet

The Moscow Club

1991 Fiction / Spy

A spy novel imagining intrigue between the KGB and figures connected to the US.

Cold Warintelligenceconspiracy
Translations
  • The Moscow Club

Extraordinary Powers

1994 Fiction / Thriller

A thriller about a mole inside Soviet structures, exploring power and betrayal.

molespower struggles
Translations
  • Extraordinary Powers

The Zero Hour

1996 Thriller

A suspense novel portraying a tense national crisis.

crisis managementnational security
Translations
  • The Zero Hour

High Crimes

1998 Suspense / Courtroom Thriller

A story in which ordinary life is upended and hidden pasts are uncovered. Adapted into a film.

hidden pastsjustice and revenge
Adaptations
  • [Film] High Crimes / Carl Franklin (2002)
Translations
  • High Crimes

Paranoia

2004 Suspense / Corporate Thriller

A corporate-thriller about competition and conspiracy in business. Adapted as a film (e.g., Paranoia/Power Play).

corporate espionageethics and power
Adaptations
  • [Film] Power Play / Paranoia / Robert Luketic (2013)
Translations
  • Paranoia

Company Man

2005 Suspense

Deals with crime and betrayal set in corporate America. Published in the UK as 'No Hiding Place'.

corporate ethicsbetrayal
Translations
  • Company Man

Killer Instinct

2006 Thriller

A tense, psychologically driven thriller. Winner of the International Thriller Writers Award.

psychological conflictrevenge
Translations
  • Killer Instinct

Power Play

2007 Suspense

A suspense novel about corporate power struggles.

power strugglescorporate politics
Translations
  • Power Play

Vanished

2009 Thriller / Series

First in the Nick Heller series, intertwining personal and national-level incidents.

personal justiceintelligence
Translations
  • Vanished

Buried Secrets

2011 Thriller / Series

Second in the series; past secrets intersect with present crimes.

secretsrevenge
Translations
  • Buried Secrets

Suspicion

2014 Suspense

A psychological suspense built on suspicion and misperception.

suspicionpsychology
Translations
  • Suspicion

THE FIXER

2014 Thriller

A thriller about a man who acts to restore order, with a hard-boiled edge.

justiceaction

THE SWITCH

2015 Thriller

A suspense novel intertwining relationships and betrayal.

betrayalrelationships

JUDGMENT

2019 Suspense

A moral suspense exploring ethics and judgment.

ethicsjudgment

Bibliography

  • Red Carpet: The Connection Between the Kremlin and America's Most Powerful Businessmen
  • The Moscow Club
  • Extraordinary Powers
  • The Zero Hour
  • High Crimes
  • Paranoia
  • Company Man
  • Killer Instinct
  • Power Play
  • Vanished
  • Buried Secrets
  • Suspicion
  • THE FIXER
  • THE SWITCH
  • JUDGMENT

Adaptations

  • High Crimes → High Crimes (film, 2002)
  • Paranoia → Power Play / Paranoia (film, 2013)

Translations of Works

  • Paranoia — translated into Japanese
  • High Crimes — translated into Japanese

Style & Themes

Literary Style
tension-driven prosepage-turner pacingcontemporary, realistic depiction
Recurring Motifs
corporate intrigueespionagemoral ambiguity

Legacy

As a contemporary American thriller writer, he is known for corporate suspense and espionage novels. Film adaptations and international awards/nomination have contributed to his commercial and critical recognition.

Academic Societies

  • International Thriller Writers

Archives

  • Papers and authority records listed in national libraries and authority databases (NDL, LOC, BnF, etc.)

In Popular Culture

  • Known to general audiences through film adaptation of High Crimes and other media

Trivia

  • Japanese translations show variant name spellings such as Joseph Finder / Joseph Feinder.
  • Official website: www.josephfinder.com