House On Fire - Joseph Finder

Joseph Finder is for me a better Lee Child than Lee Child has been lately.  His Nick Heller is smart and fast and although I found the first part of the book easier to read and more satisfying than the 2nd half, it was still a pretty solid read.   Hired to infiltrate a wealthy family in the pharmaceutical business, Nick Heller finds himself becoming trying to figure out who is trying to bring this big company down.  4/5

Judgement - Joseph Finder

Juliana Brody is a Judge in the superior court of Massachusetts, when a indiscretion while away looks to threaten her marriage and derail her career.  Somehow I didn't actually feel much danger or tension in this one, and like a lot of thrillers I just got a bit annoyed at the way the main character seemed to make so many bad decisions and take dumb risks in order to advance the plot.  I sensed there would be a twist to the plot, but wasn't really surprised at how it all ended.

The Switch - Joseph Finder

Michael Tanner is having a bit of a tough time.  His wife has moved out and his coffee business is struggling to bring in new clients, and the bills are building up.  After returning from a work trip, he ends up picking up the wrong laptop at the airport and his troubles are about to get serious. 

Often I find that my enjoyment of a book is linked to being able to visualize the story in my head, and in this one I couldn't help but think it was more like a  movie turned into a novel, with fast paced action scenes.  I am not sure that I fully believed the story and the twists and turns seemed a bit unrealistic to me, but it would make a good movie with a good everyman type of actor in the main role. 4/5

The Fixer - Joseph Finder

Rick loses his girlfriend, his job and his apartment.  He returns to his fathers house to sleep on the couch, and when he tries a bit of renovation and takes the wall off, finds a stack of notes hidden in the house. He then chases round town trying to find out where the money comes from, while being chased by baddies.

Entertaining and reasonably paced, I couldn't help but think that if it was me, I would have sold the house, split the money with the sibling and gone to live somewhere remote.  Wouldn't make a great story would it?  I kept thinking some people really like drama, getting into everyones business. 3/5