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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · 2d

In March I was diagnosed with a very aggressive diffuse large B cell blood cancer, and immediately began chemo at @danafarber.bsky.social. After only 3 sessions, I went into remission — and now the "chemo brain" is receding. My hair is even starting to grow back! It's a good birthday.

A photograph of a bald man whose hair is starting to grow back.

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · 2d

A great birthday dinner at Mistral over the weekend with my daughter, Emma.

A photo of Emma Finder and Joseph Finder, hugging and smiling at the camera.

A photo of an extremely fancy dessert with a birthday candle and "Happy Birthday Joe" written in chocolate sauce around the rim of the plate.

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Millie's car seat is a great success — for her afternoon naps.

A medium-sized brown dog is curled up asleep on a fluffy pillow originally purchased to be her car seat.

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · 4d

A great article about the massive renovation project facing the Boston Public Library, which is not just a jewel of the city but a national treasure. www.boston.com/news/the-bos...

A locked door and myriad treasures beyond, in vast rooms deemed unusable at Boston Public Library

The resplendence of the Boston Public Library’s McKim Building unfolds with each step up the grand staircase.

www.boston.com

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · 5d

Charlestonians! You still have time to get tickets for Join Forces: Charleston Style, a fundraiser to support the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. Author Brad Taylor was kind enough to invite me — next Thursday, October 9: tickets.postandcourier.com/e/jfcs-2025

A banner advertising "Join Forces Charleston Style — Honoring Heroes, Empowering Futures" on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at Union Station, 652-A King Street, Charleston, SC.

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · 7d

To the top of the TBR pile this goes — excited to get my hands on an advance copy of Tom Perotta's next, GHOST TOWN. In stores next April.

An advance readers copy of GHOST TOWN by Tom Perrotta.

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · 8d

Thrilled to share the news that GUILTY MINDS has been acquired for TV by Carl Beverly at Timberman/Beverly Productions, home of JUSTIFIED, ELEMENTARY, FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE and more. I'm looking forward to seeing Nick Heller on the small screen . . .

A clip from Publishers Marketplace's Deal Report:
GUILTY MINDS
by Joseph Finder
Author of THE OLIGARCH'S DAUGHTER Joseph Finder's GUILTY MINDS, about a "private spy" who unravels a far-reaching conspiracy involving a Supreme Court justice, to Carl Beverly (Justified and Fleishman is in Trouble) at Timberman/Beverly Productions, by Will Watkins at CAA, on behalf of Dan Conaway at Writers House.

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · 9d

Happy National Coffee Day to all who celebrate. youtu.be/x9BEb0Wmb_I?...

1984 - Coffee Achievers

YouTube video by beegibfood

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · 9d

Book festivals are great for meeting new (to me) authors — here I am with John Kenney, very funny author of I SEE YOU'VE CALLED IN DEAD, at the great Harbor Springs Book Festival over the weekend.

A photo of two men, one tall (John Kenney) and one much shorter (Joe Finder) smiling at the camera.

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · 11d

At the Harbor Springs Festival of the Book in northern Michigan, incredibly beautiful — yesterday afternoon's panel featured my friends @alafairburke.bsky.social and @gregghurwitzbooks.bsky.social with Maggie Stiefvater. Funny and smart, one of the best book festival panels I've attended.

Gregg Hurwitz and Alafair Burke on a panel at the Harbor Springs Festival of the Book.

View of an inn from the green lawn behind it

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · 14d

It was great fun to talk spy novels and more with Ali Karim of SHOTS Magazine: wwwshotsmagcouk.blogspot.com/2025/09/retu...

Return to Finder

We’ve been readers of Joe Finder’s espionage thrillers at Shots Magazine for some time now , and have bumped into him many times both in A...

wwwshotsmagcouk.blogspot.com

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · 16d

Looking forward to being in Charleston, SC on October 9 for a very special fundraiser to support the children of Special Ops members killed in action: www.postandcourier.com/events/book_...

Charleston fundraiser planned for kids of Special Ops fallen

The authors of best selling political and psychological thrillers will meet a Charleston audience at a fundraiser for a nonprofit that raises money for the children of fallen special ops soldiers.

www.postandcourier.com

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · 18d

A nice review of THE OLIGARCH'S DAUGHTER (now in paperback in the UK!) from SHOTS magazine. I'll take a comparison to Ludlum any day . . . www.shotsmag.co.uk/book_reviews...

The Oligarch's Daughter

www.shotsmag.co.uk

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · 21d

Catching up last week post-Bouchercon, I forgot to congratulate @louberney.bsky.social on the publication of CROOKS! One of my favorite books of the year — I said it and I meant it: www.louberney.com

"CROOKS is dazzling: a panoramic, cross-generational look at a unique family pursuing their individual visions of the American dream. Vivid, ingenious, compassionate — a tour de force." — Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · 22d

"I'm not a spy, I just read books." Nobody did it better. RIP, Robert Redford.

Robert Redford in aviator glasses and a pea coat, from THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR.

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · 23d

Happy 135th birthday, Agatha Christie.

A black and white photograph of Agatha Christie at her typewriter, holding sheets of paper, with towers of printed books on either side of her.

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · 27d

UK readers: the paperback edition of THE OLIGARCH'S DAUGHTER is on sale today from @headofzeus.bsky.social. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/oligarchs...

The Oligarch's Daughter

'The Firm on steroids.' LINWOOD BARCLAY'Hands down his best ever.' STEPHEN KING 'This is Finder at his finest... As good as it gets.' LEE CHILD THE PAST CAN FIN…

www.bloomsbury.com

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · 29d

Thanks to the Denton Record-Chronicle for kind words about THE OLIGARCH'S DAUGHTER: "the action keeps the reader entertained and breathless." dentonrc.com/entertainmen...

Get caught in a state of suspense: Curl up with mysteries and thrillers in this month’s Book Talk

Here is a plethora of thrillers and mysteries to keep you entertained.

dentonrc.com

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · Sep 5

This afternoon at Bouchercon! 2:30 p.m., Galerie 3, Floor 2: "Damaged Heroes: Protagonists with Flaws." Jen Jumba moderates a conversation among Jennifer Fawcett, Mark Oneill, Adam Plantinga, Mark Stevens, and me. www.bouchercon2025.com/schedule-fri...

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thanks for sticking with it!

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · Sep 1

It's Bouchercon week! Heading to New Orleans in a few days for the World Mystery Convention. If you're there, come see me on Friday or Saturday: www.bouchercon2025.com/panelfricms/54, www.bouchercon2025.com/panelsatcms/37

Friday, September 5 at 2:30 p.m.
Damaged Heroes: Protagonists with Flaws
Jen Jumba(M), Jennifer Fawcett, Joseph Finder, Mark Oneill, Adam Plantinga, Mark Stevens
Saturday, September 6 at 10:30 a.m.
No Passport Required: International Mysteries and Thrillers
Mark Ellis (M), Barbara Gayle Austin, Cara Black, Joseph Finder, J.L. Hancock

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · Aug 31

Thanks to @bobkustra.bsky.social of @boisestatepublicradio.org for this conversation about THE OLIGARCH'S DAUGHTER: www.boisestatepublicradio.org/show/readers...

"The Oligarch's Daughter" by Joseph Finder

An interview with Joseph Finder, author of the new novel, The Oligarch’s Daughter. The book is a thrilling story of dizzying spycraft following an everyman on the run for his life.

www.boisestatepublicradio.org

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · Aug 29

Just in time for the weekend: the e-book edition of THE FIXER is on sale in the U.S. for only $1.99 on all platforms. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316354...

The Fixer by Joseph Finder: 9780451472571 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

New York Times bestselling author Joseph Finder's breakneck stand-alone thriller about the secrets families can keep—and the danger of their discovery. When former investigative reporter Rick...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · Aug 28

I had a blast helping put together ITW's audiobook anthology THE TWISTED WOMEN'S BOOK CLUB, and was glad to talk to @rickpullen.bsky.social for @crimereads.bsky.social. crimereads.com/how-do-you-w...

How Do You Write a Novel with 14 Different Authors? Carefully.

It started with After Party. Not an after party, but “The After Party,” as in the Apple TV show that turned heads in 2022. Bestselling thriller novelists Joe Finder and Gregg Hurwitz had watched it…

crimereads.com

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Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social · Aug 27

ITW's 12th annual Online Thriller School starts next week! It's not too late to register: thrillerwriters.org/programs/onl...

ITW's 12th Annual Online Thriller School
photos of instructors: S.A. Cosby, Linwood Barclay, Walter Mosley, Eli Cranor, Heather Gudenkauf
Learn from the masters and unlock the secrets of thriller writing.
Photos of instructors: Hank Philippi Ryan, Tom Colgan, Ruth Ware, Steven James, Tess Gerritsen
Eleven Weeks. Fourteen Classes. Three bonus panels.
Photos of instructors: Isabella Maldonado, Brian Andrews, Cara Hunter, Donald Maass, Andrea Bartz

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