The emotional connection between Gillette and Faith Cassidy also still seems a touch artificial. But perhaps that is to be expected of power brokers who can't be certain of the underlying motives of those around them, as well as of pop stars still sensitive to the impression that their success has been purchased by a wealthy boyfriend or lover. Regardless, Frey is clearly building a series of thrillers that engage the reader with the often mysterious world of high finance and backroom double-dealing (as well as backstabbing). He succeeds in guiding the reader through the otherwise impenetrable fortress of finance, and might actually be credited with a minor miracle: making one of the "money men" a relatively sympathetic hero.]
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1 - FrankieK
I like Frey's stuff, but the thrills tend to come from moments of violence only distantly related to the financial plot. For a very slick financial thriller with a real Wall Street feel, try Trester's "Obscene Gestures of an Invisible Hand"