Finder: An Atticus Kodiac Novel [Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Greg Rucka (Author), Geogre Wilson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1999

Tough, tense and thought provoking, Greg Rucka's incendiary debut, Keeper, proved Rucka intends to change the face of the modern thriller. Now, in Finder, his hero, bodyguard Atticus Kodiak, confronts a case which pits Kodiak against a relentless killer...and his own private demons.



From a chance encounter with a teenage runaway in a seedy S&M club on Manhattan's lower East Side, Atticus Kodiak is forced to seek a missing juvenile, an elusive lover, and a fortune in embezzled funds--and to take a hard look at own tangled life. In doing so, he will step over the line from hired seeker to the target of a sociopath who knows the inner workings of Kodiak's heart better than Kodiak does, trapping him in the ruthless crossfire of duty, honor and twisted love. The result is a remarkable novel extraordinary for its harrowing twists, razor-sharp characters and prose like the ticking of a time bomb about to explode. Finder offers definitive proof that Greg Rucka is among the best suspense novelists writing today.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Professional bodyguard Atticus Kodiak is still having trouble dealing with the death of his best friend at the end of Keeper, Greg Rucka's well-received first thriller. So, in this exciting and suprisingly moving sequel, he takes a job as a bouncer at a New York club called The Strap, which caters to the bondage trade. But when the 15-year-old daughter of his former colonel turns up at the club and is menaced by a tough Brit who happens to be an SAS commando, Atticus quickly finds himself back in the action. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From Library Journal

Atticus Kodiak, once an army-trained bodyguard and now a bouncer in a New York sex club, saves Erika, the daughter of his profane army commander, from a kidnapping by the SAS (the British equivalent of SEALS). Enlisting friends from a professional bodyguard agency, Kodiak sets up a "safe house" for Erika?just in time. A shoot-out in midtown Manhattan in which Atticus is wounded, and not for the last time, is the first in a series of violent episodes. When Erika runs away, the plot churns faster. Rucka (Keeper, LJ 5/1/96) has written a suspenseful story with powerful surprises. A sentence here and there goes clunk, and one key plot twist doesn't quite make sense, but if you can handle the blood and the violence, Finder pulls you to a satisfying conclusion. Recommended for mature readers.?Robert C. Moore, DuPont Merck Pharmaceuticals, Framingham, Mass.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Recorded Books; Unabridged edition (December 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1845051866
• ISBN-13: 978-0788739941
• ASIN: 0788739948
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.3 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,803,695 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

The author of four novels about professional bodyguard Atticus Kodiak -- Keeper (nominated for a Shamus Award by the Private Eye Writers of America), Finder, Smoker, and Shooting at Midnight, Greg Rucka has been writing since he was eight years old, and hopefully is improving with age. A longtime comics fan, his first graphic novel series was the suspense thriller Whiteout, published by Oni Press and nominated for three Eisner Awards in 1999. Since that time he has been a contributing writer for DC Comics and an active participant in the Batman series of titles.
Born and raised in California, he earned his undergraduate degree at Vassar College and his MFA at the University of Southern California. He currently resides in Portland, Oregon. Mr. Rucka has two tattoos, and rides a motorcycle.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gritty, With Heart, September 7, 2002

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Eric Wilson "novelist" (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Finder (Mass Market Paperback)

Rucka does certain things masterfully. His dialogue crackles with realism and intensity; his characters breathe down your back, they're so alive; and the emotions he conveys are rich without being melodramatic. Atticus Kodiak, his protaganist, moves in a circle of foul-mouthed, partying friends, yet maintains a style all his own in the midst of the muck about him.

Here, again, Atticus Kodiak is at work as a bodyguard, this time watching over the daughter of his former lover. Erika's all grown up now--or thinks she is--and isn't always hip to the idea of his guardianship. What's truly eating young Erika, though, is the power struggle between her despicable parents. She takes out her frustrations on those sent to protect her, but finds a friend in Kodiak's off-and-on romantic interest, Bridgett. With trained assassins opposing Kodiak's team, the odds seem stacked against him, but he manages to come through...not without some physical and emotional scars along the way.

If you're a fan of G-rated mysteries (in the Mrs. Pollifax vein), steer clear of Kodiak. If you like your mysteries tough and gritty, with a bit of heart (think Dashiell Hammett after the sexual revolution), then give this series a shot.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better then Keeper, May 5, 2000

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Matthew Wang (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Finder (Mass Market Paperback)

I thought this second adventure of Atticus was even better then the first. Although there are some implausible events, I felt it was an entertaining read with an air of tension. Atticus seems cut from the down on the luck hero rather then the invicible superman cloth that arises too often these days. If you can't see the movies one night and are in the mood for an action detective type flick definitely pick this up.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spoilers?, May 12, 2008

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J. E. Terryberry (Pittsfield, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Finder (Mass Market Paperback)

So I'm about 1/2 way through Keeper (the previous novel) and I decided to order Finder since I'm enjoying the Kodiak character. Unfortunately the Amazon review of the book gives away the (an?) ending to Keeper in the first sentence. I guess it's expected but annoying nonetheless.