A gripping new stand-alone novel ripped-from-the-headlines, in which a young financial adviser and his girlfriend uncover a conspiracy that reaches from Wall Street deep into the halls of government.
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Publisher:
New York : Harper, c2012.
ISBN:
9780061840302
Characteristics:
357 pages ;,24 cm.
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Add a CommentA Madoff Ponzi scheme plot that devolves into a chase by FBI, CIA and International Bank of Switzerland chasing $60 billion of Arab money, some of wich was intended to finance al Qaeda-affiliated, anti-American groups in the middle east. Preposperous! Or is it?
Too far fetched for a movie story-line? Sure, unless you have seen movies in the past decade.
large print please
Too many American novels are written these days with the obvious goal of being sold to the movie industry. This is one of them. The inappropriate witty humour of the main character makes the story unbelievable and detracts from what could be a good serious mystery. An okay but somewhat disappointing read from this author.
Although there was action and mystery, it was hard to follow. Too many technical terms, making it hard to follow.
I found this book to be less than 'gripping'. Not to be compared to the other novels by this author.
This is not Mr. Grippando's best work. And I must take this opportunity to apolgize for the re-write Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" lyrics found within. It's got to be an inside joke ony he and his editors are in on ...