FICTION

The Fixer

by Joseph Finder
Dutton. Jun. 2015. 416p. ISBN 9780525954613. $27.95; ebk. ISBN 9780698190849. F
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After losing his job and being kicked out by his ex-fiancée, Rick Hoffman is forced to sleep on the couch in his dilapidated childhood home. When he decides to fix up the house so it will finally sell, he discovers a giant stash of cash hidden in the walls. Unable to communicate after a devastating stroke, his father can't explain the funds, so Rick must channel the dogged journalist he once was and investigate. His probe turns dangerous as he uncovers a web of cash banks, payoffs, and enigmatic Boston bigwigs and their hired muscle. Rick is repeatedly threatened and beaten but remains determined to learn the truth about his father's past. In the end, it all comes down to a tragic accident, widespread corruption, and a man trying to do the right thing.
VERDICT Rick's initial reckless spending and some questionable decision making don't make him especially likable, but his extreme persistence will win over readers as he wises up and acknowledges his shortcomings. Details about Boston and the Big Dig (a megahighway project) enhance the setting of Finder's latest nonstop page-turner that is sure to be popular with his fans and thriller aficionados. Try as a read-alike for Matthew Quirk. [See Prepub Alert, 12/15/14.]
Reviewed by Emily Byers, Tillamook Cty. Lib., OR , Apr 15, 2015
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