02287cam a2200325 i 4500 75449428 TxAuBib 20110511120000.0 200115s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2020001286 9780593152195 paperback 0593152190 paperback TxAuBib rda Finder, Joseph. House on fire : a novel / Joseph Finder. First large print edition. [New York] : Random House Large Print, [2020] 497 pages (large print) ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier In New York Times bestselling author Joseph Finder's electrifying new thriller, private investigator Nick Hellerinfiltrates a powerfulwealthy family hiding something sinister. Nick Heller is at the top of his game when he receives some devastatingnews:his old army buddy Sean has died of an overdose.Sean, who once saved Nicks life,got addicted toopioidsafter returning home wounded from war. Then atSeans funeral, a stranger approaches Nick with a job, and maybe alsoa wayfor Nick to hold someone accountable. The woman isthe daughterof apharmaceuticalkingpinworth billions.Now she wants to become a whistleblower, exposingher fatherandhis companyfor buryingevidence thatits biggest money-makerwas dangerously addictive.It was a lie that killed hundreds ofthousandsof people, includingSean. All Nick has to dois findthe document that proves the family knew the drugs dangers. ButNicksoon realizesthatthe sins of the patriarch are just the beginning. Beneath the surface are barely concealed cabals and conspiracies: a twisting story of family intrigue and lethal corporate machinations.In a deadly game of chess that pits Nick against a family dynasty,against brothers and sisters with schemes of their own, Nick learns how far his enemy is willing to go to protect its name and its wealth. 20110511. Private investigators Fiction. Pharmaceutical industry Corrupt practices Fiction. Large type books. Mystery fiction. Suspense fiction. MRLJG