Published by Gerald Duckworth & Co,
17 July 2014.
ISBN: 978-0399158674
Jason Stafford has been hired by the family of a crooked, dead millionaire to find a missing three billion. Unfortunately several other people also want that money, and they’re not fussy about how they get hold of it ...
This
financial thriller opens with a murder in Zurich, then returns to the States
and a glimpse of life for the super-rich. After that, the action never stops,
both in Jason’s quest for the missing money and in his emotional life, as his
ex-wife threatens to undo all the progress he’s made with his autisitic son. As
a teacher who’s worked with autistic children, I found this was extremely
well-handled, and ‘the Kid’ was an enjoyable character. The novel was full of
wonderful cameo characters: the theatre impresario Paddy Gallagher, the Mafia
boss Castillo, and the ‘minders’ Tom and Ivan. Jason is an engaging narrator,
and the financial storyline, which could have been difficult for the general
reader, is clarified as the plot demands it. Short sections and plenty of
dialogue keep the pages turning quickly, and the end explodes in a series of
neat twists.
A
rattling financial thriller with emotional heart. It can be read as a
stand-alone, but if this sounds your cup of tea, you might want to begin with
the first Jason Stafford novel, Black
Fridays.
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Reviewer: Marsali Taylor
Michael Sears spent over
twenty years on Wall Street, rising to become a managing director at Paine
Webber and Jeffries & Co., before leaving the business in 2005. He lives in
Sea Cliff, New York, where he is at work on a second book featuring Jason
Stafford and his son.
Marsali Taylor grew up near Edinburgh,
and came to Shetland as a newly-qualified teacher. She is currently a part-time
teacher on Shetland's scenic west side, living with her husband and two
Shetland ponies. Marsali is a qualified STGA tourist-guide who is fascinated by
history, and has published plays in Shetland's distinctive dialect, as well as
a history of women's suffrage in Shetland. She's also a keen sailor who enjoys
exploring in her own 8m yacht, and an active member of her local drama
group. Marsali also does a regular
monthly column for the Mystery People e-zine.
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