FICTION

Guilty Minds

by Joseph Finder
Dutton. Jun. 2016. 400p. ISBN 9780525954620. $28; ebk. ISBN 9780698409750. F
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In his 14th exciting suspense novel, and the third Nick Heller title, Finder (The Fixer) shows off his clever storytelling skills by packing action, politics, and modern detective techniques into a complicated plotline that leads to murder. A top Washington Post reporter writes a salacious story for Slander Sheet, a website specializing in dirt on celebs and politicians; the article details how a crooked casino mogul, whose case recently came before the Supreme Court, supplied a hooker for the chief justice. Shortly afterward, the call girl is found dead, an apparent suicide. Under a 48-hour deadline to discredit the story, Heller, while moving from sleazy bars to fashionable DC digs, discovers the mastermind behind the carefully crafted scandal and the conspiracy to hide a long-buried secret.
VERDICT Finder consistently writes timely thrillers that explore explosive issues highlighted in current world affairs—in this case, smearing the reputations of powerful politicians. [See Prepub Alert, 12/21/15.]
Reviewed by Jerry P. Miller, Cambridge, MA , May 20, 2016
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