Joseph Finder's Profile |
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Looking for Thrills? |
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| Age: | 49 years old |
| Sex: | Male |
| Location: | BOSTON, Massachusetts |
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| Height: | 0' 0" |
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| Last Login: | May 15, 2008 (600 days back) |
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About Me |
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MySpace Layouts I wrote the bestsellers KILLER INSTINCT, COMPANY MAN, and PARANOIA, as well as four earlier novels (THE MOSCOW CLUB, EXTRAORDINARY POWERS, THE ZERO HOUR, and HIGH CRIMES). My new book, POWER PLAY, was published on August 21, 2007, and hits the NY Times bestseller list at #7 on September 9.My last novel, KILLER INSTINCT, won the 2007 Thriller Award for Best Novel. COMPANY MAN won Gumshoe and Barry Awards for best thriller, and my novel HIGH CRIMES became a hit movie starrring Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman.I'm a founding member of the International Thriller Writers Association, and active in PEN/New England and the Association of Former Intelligence Officers.You can read more about me at www.josephfinder.com.Oh, and it's "FINN-der"... .. |
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My Interests |
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| Books, music, "24," the Red Sox, travel | |
Music:David Bowie, Judy Collins, Death Cab for Cutie, Ella Fitzgerald, The Bravery, Eva Cassidy, The Cars, The Clash, Coldplay, Sheryl Crow, Franz Ferdinand, gospel, Guster, Janis Ian, Radiohead, R.E.M., Bruce Springsteen, The Shins, Alberta Hunter, The Strokes, K.T. Tunstall, K.D. Lang, U2 |
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Television:"24," The Office, Entourage |
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Books:Jeff Abbott, Peter Abrahams, Lee Child, Harlan Coben, Michael Connelly, Michael Crichton, Nelson DeMille, Barry Eisler, Janet Evanovich, Tess Gerritsen, Malcolm Gladwell, Gregg Hurwitz, Joseph Kanon, Andrew Klavan, Dennis Lehane, Ira Levin, David Liss, Brian McGrory, Chris Mooney, David Morrell, Tom Perrotta, Jason Pinter, Douglas Preston, Christopher Reich, M.J. Rose, Lisa Scottoline, Daniel Silva, Peter Spiegelman, Greg Iles, Mark T. Sullivan |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | Married |
| Children: | Proud parent |
| Education: | Grad / professional school |
| Occupation: | Writer |
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My Blog |
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Join me at Thrillerfest 2008! |
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| I'm always glad to hear from readers about the other books they're enjoying, and it's an honor when anyone shares their writing ambitions with me. If you're a dedicated reader or an aspiring writer, ... Posted by Joseph Finder on Tue, 06 May 2008 07:10:00 PST |
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A new interview... |
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| I recently talked to reviewer extraordinaire Jeff Ayers about winning last year's Thriller award for Best Novel, and serving as chief justice for this year's Best Novel award. Read the interview onli... Posted by Joseph Finder on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:12:00 PST |
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The WDEN Interview |
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| Streaming audio of my interview with Laura Starling and Vance Shepard, The Early Morning Crew, on WDEN in Macon, Georgia is now online. You can listen at http://www.wden.com/finder-edit2.mp3 -- that'... Posted by Joseph Finder on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:49:00 PST |
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Win a POWER PLAY paperback! |
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| POWER PLAY will be available in paperback in the United States on March 4! To celebrate, I'm giving away five copies to U.S.-based readers. If you live in the United States and would like to win a c... Posted by Joseph Finder on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:41:00 PST |
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Rebroadcast of my "Boston Live" interview -- this Sunday! |
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| If you missed it the first time, MAGIC 106.7 FM (WMJX-FM) will be rebroadcasting my interview with Gay Vernon on "Boston Live" at 7:00 a.m. EST on Sunday, January 27. I'll be on in the second half of... Posted by Joseph Finder on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:50:00 PST |
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Happy new year! |
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| Happy new year one and all! A full-length newsletter is up on my main website (www.josephfinder.com), but I wanted to check in here with a few recent items:First, congratulations to Jack Locke of Ros... Posted by Joseph Finder on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 09:57:00 PST |
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A new link to an old interview |
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| The Internet is a gift that keeps on giving -- I just stumbled across a link to streaming audio for a radio interview I did a couple of years ago. Check it out at http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/fin... Posted by Joseph Finder on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:59:00 PST |
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A holiday event |
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| If you're in the Boston area, come out to Cambridge on Friday night for the annual holiday party at Kate's Mystery Books. it starts at 5:30; at 6:15, I'll be signing copies of POWER PLAY in the compa... Posted by Joseph Finder on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:30:00 PST |
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Tonight’s RJ Julia appearance POSTPONED |
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| I am very sorry, but I've had to postpone my scheduled appearance tonight at RJ Julia Bookstore in Madison, CT. We hope to reschedule next year, and I'll post new details here and on my main website ... Posted by Joseph Finder on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:21:00 PST |
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If you haven’t already read it... |
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| The interactive case study I wrote for the Harvard Business Review, which is a sort of prologue to POWER PLAY, has been archived on the HBR website. You can still download a copy as a PDF file, for a... Posted by Joseph Finder on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:14:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Jeff Abbott, BookBitch, Scott Brick, audiobook narrator, Alafair Burke, Harlan Coben, John Connolly, Barry Eisler, Lisa Gardner, Gregg Hurwitz, Will not/Cannot Sleep, donal logue, Richard Lucas, David J. Montgomery, Luanne Rice, Brad Simpson, Sarah, Pams Scents, ASPHYXIA / LYCANTHROPE, Carlo, Author/Krystal Waters/Suspense/horror/thrillers, Totor, Shelley, Ana, Wyntyr, carlos, Anara Bella, Morney, FSF Bastetovski, Russ (b.k.a.) Shucks, Suzi, Cage of Stars - New Game Plan!, Gayle Renee, Orena_coach, Text ’Cardiff’ to 78789, Monique, Vasilescu, Janet, Soul Vibrations Digital Universe, Sean Silk, Michael Murphy, The Echo Lounge, Cheshire Cat, Cicily, Kelly Russo, veronica, H.I.M[One More Time], Sherri, Michael Scofield, Starr Sanders, Author of BloodLust: The Beginning, WDEN Book Club, *~*Im one of a kind*~*, Steve, Shelly, Angie, Kelley P, Serafina Rose, EDITIONS CARTES SUR TABLE, ••agø®a••, Franck MEDINA, sam
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