NICK HELLER
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Full Name: |
Nick Heller |
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American |
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Occupation |
Freelance Agent |
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Creator: |
Joseph Finder
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Time Span: |
2009 - 2020 |
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ABOUT THE SERIES
Nick Heller is a private spy.
Some might consider him a private investigator but the jobs that he gets assigned, or assigns himself as the series progresses, extend far beyond what a normal paid-by-the-day detective would handle. As the first book opens, he is at LAX finding out who might have stolen a large plane belonging to a major package delivery company. In the first book he is the lead operative for one of the most successful private intelligence companies in existence and as such he has considerable leeway to do things his way. When even that gets too confining, he bids his employer goodbye and starts his own operation.
Heller is, or was, a scion of Boston aristocracy. His father was one of the most powerful investment bankers around controlling billions with ease. As the children of such a wealthy individual, neither Heller nor his brother Roger really wanted for anything, certainly not the best schools. That came to a screeching halt when his father, learning that the SEC and Justice Department was just outside the grounds, disappeared. Suddenly the good life was gone and the two young men had to learn to survive with nothing but their skills and wits. For Roger, the same talent for making money that had blessed the father before he went bad brought the younger brother back close to the life he once had. For Nick Heller, though, the lack of the money showed him he did not really care for it.
In a reminiscence, Heller recalls his brother mentioning how Heller's entire apartment could fit inside the brother's living room. Such was the way that Heller looked at material items. His great passion seemed to be the hunt or the action. When the brother clawed his way in the financial world, Heller moved to the military and the Green Berets.
The many years he put in the Special Forces taught Heller considerable skills he would later use in his second career as a private spy. He learned to read his surroundings and how people's movements and actions spoke far more than their mouths. He learned to trust his instincts and when doing so, to react immediately and not let hesitation slow him enough to get himself killed.
BOOKS
Number of Books: | 3 |
First Appearance: | 2009 |
Last Appearance: | 2020 |
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Vanished
Written by Joseph Finder
Copyright: 2009
Nick Heller learns that his brother, Roger, is missing but did he willingly disappear or was kidnapped or was killed in retribution for something Heller or his father did? As Heller starts his investigation, he decides most of those involved are hiding things which could easily get someone killed.
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Buried Secrets
Written by Joseph Finder
Copyright: 2011
Alexa Marcus, daughter of a billionaire, has been kidnapped and buried alive, monitored by a video. Nick Heller is hired to find her but people wanting revenge on Heller are on his trail.
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Guilty Minds
Written by Joseph Finder
Copyright: 2016
The story connecting a Supreme Court justice and a murdered high-priced call girl is about to go public, causing tremendous damage to the judicial system's reputation. Nick Heller is asked to find out the truth and he has just 48 hours to do so.
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House On Fire
Written by Joseph Finder
Copyright: 2020
Nick Heller is at the funeral of an old army buddy who had died from an opioid addiction when he is asked for help from a woman. She is one of the Kimball's, a family who made a huge fortune in the pharmaceutical business, and she wants to turn whistleblower. Protecting her will be a challenge, as will learning just how extensive their influence is, as is their corruption.
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NOVELLAS AND SHORT STORIES
Number of Stories: | 2 |
First Appearance: | 2011 |
Last Appearance: | 2014 |
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Plan B
novella
Written by Joseph Finder
Copyright: 2011
In Spain to assist in a rescue mission of a teenage girl, Nick Heller watches as a very good idea goes wrong but luckily Heller always has a Plan B.
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Good and Valuable Consideration
short story
Written by Joseph Finder, Lee Child
Copyright: 2014
"(Jack) Reacher and a new acquaintance—Sox fan Nick Heller—find themselves drawn into a much less friendly rivalry when the guy sitting between them at the bar turns out to be a marked man."
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GRADE
My Grade: A+
Your Average Grade: A+
YOUR OPINIONS
MonsieurH
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A+
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2020-02-10
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I heartily agree with your assessment of the Heller series. My assessment is further fortified by the lack of gun violence. His adventures could be considered cerebral, but not too cerebral as to lose the average reader who follows the plot. I was looking for a series to collect and Nick Heller fits the bill. Thanks for your positive assessment too.
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