Join us for a free book talk and signing with New York Times bestselling thriller writer Joseph Finder on Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. at the Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire.
Born in Chicago, Finder spent his early childhood living around the world, including Afghanistan and the Philippines. In fact, Finder’s first language -- even before English -- was Farsi, which he spoke as a child in Kabul. His family eventually settled outside of Albany, NY. After undergrad at Yale, and a postgrad degree and teaching position at Harvard, Finder was recruited to the Central Intelligence Agency. Fortunately for those of us who love his books, he eventually decided he preferred writing fiction.
For his newest series, which begins with the bestselling VANISHED, Finder found inspiration for his protagonist in a longtime friend, a senior CIA operative who had provided technical consulting for Finder’s books. Over dinner in a shadowy back-room booth at a swanky London restaurant, the friend revealed that he’d left the CIA and was now working as a private international investigator, working for corporations and politicians and foreign governments, and no longer constrained by CIA policies and pesky federal laws.
In VANISHED, hero Nick Heller finds himself in a very personal, very high-stakes adventure, in which he delves into his own troubled family history and, at the same time, digs up some very scary stuff about what really happens behind the scenes in Washington, D.C.
Finder's appearance at the Vernon Area Public Library promises to be an intriguing evening. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event courtesy of Lake Forest Book Store.
The event is free, but registration is required. Reserve a seat online at http://calendar.vapld.info/eventsignup.asp?ID=5792 or call 847-634-3650.
