THE FINDER by Colin Harrison

 I received this from Amazon on Mo 6/21/21 and finished on Mo 7/5/21.

This was my third novel by Colin Harrison and I love his writing.

This one addresses the problem of 'paper trails' and how major Manhattan corporations dispose of their sensitive documents.

A Chinese firm handles cleaning offices, but they also shred documents. However, this outfit searches the papers to find information that they can use.

Jin Li is a beautiful Chinese woman who handles the American side of the operation for her brother, Chen. He is a ruthless and up and coming mogul in China. They have been using discarded secrets to game the international markets for big bucks. 

When another sleazy company finds out their scheme, two young women are 'drowned in waste'. A 'honey wagon' traps the car and fills it will liquid waste. 

Jin Li was in the car, but she managed to escape and the novel is about how she manages to stay alive.

Ray Grant is her ex and he learns of her plight and tries to help.

Grant was one of the firemen that were injured in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. He and a partner were crushed under the rubble. He was badly burned by a live wire and barely escaped with his life. After that incident, he traveled the world to try and help victims of natural and manmade disasters. 

I love Harrison's novels and I have one more that I got from Amazon  and I plan to get more from the library. 

From the book's page at Amazon:

"Harrison spins the story of a young, beautiful, secretive Chinese woman, Jin-Li, who gets involved in a brilliant scheme to steal valuable information from corporations in New York City. When the plan is discovered by powerful New Yorkers who stand to lose enormous sums of money, Jin-Li goes on the run. Meanwhile, her former lover, Ray Grant, a man who was out of the country for years but who has recently returned, is caught up in the search for her. Ray has not been forthcoming to Jin-Li about why he left New York or what he was doing overseas, but his training and strengths will be put to the ultimate test against those who are unmerciful in their desire to regain a fortune lost. Ray is going to have to find Jin-Li, and he is going to have to find her fast."