My First Thriller: Joseph Finder ‹ CrimeReads

Joe Finder must have thought he knew the secrets to selling a book. His first, a work of nonfiction, Red Carpet: The Connection Between the Kremlin and America's Most Powerful Businessmen, had a hardcover run of 10,000.

It sold out.

Sounds like an early and smooth ride into the literary sunset. But there's a catch. (There's always something in book publishing.)