This author delves into the intricate worlds of finance and national politics, offering a behind-the-scenes look at power and ambition. His early novels plunged into the shadowy machinations of Wall Street and Washington, exposing the tensions and intrigues that shape global economics. More recently, the author has shifted to new themes, incorporating elements of man versus nature and the challenges faced by heroes in wild landscapes. His works are characterized by a keen insight into human nature and power dynamics.
This is a thriller set in the world of high finance about a mergers and acquisitions specialist who finds himself in the middle of a conspiracy involving a huge leveraged buyout that has the potential to topple a presidential administration.
Augustus McKnight senses his dead-end life is about to change when he makes a shrewd online investment and earns an impressive windfall. But before he can tell his wife about his success, she reveals an adulterous affair and demands a divorce. A day later, she is found brutally murdered- leaving Augustus as the sole beneficiary of her million-dollar life insurance policy. To escape his anguish, Augustus plunges into the world of the full-time day trader-and discovers that he has become both a pawn in a complex game of manipulation . . . and the target of a twisted quest for revenge. Now, he's not only gambling with his fortune, but with his life.
Supervising a multi-million dollar real estate investment fund, a savvy Wall Street investment banker soon discovers through the research of a beautiful graduate student that there's more to this deal than meets the eye. Now he finds himself drawn into a treacherous web of international terrorism and deadly Washington politics--and with billions of dollars up for grabs and his very life at stake, not even his best friends and closest colleagues can be trusted.
A deathbed reconciliation with his estranged father brings Bo Hancock home to make amends for the wild ways that turned him into a political liability. Once the black sheep of Connecticut's most influential clan, Bo is now back at the helm of Warfield Capital, the multibillion dollar investment firm at the heart of his family dynasty. But his return sparks a rapid-fire chain of events that could destroy the family and its vast fortune.First, Warfield is left vulnerable to every Wall Street shark out to make a killing. Then a sudden rash of real killings forces Bo to confront the specter of a sinister conspiracy—and brings him face-to-face with one shocking truth after another, shattering the world and the family he thought he knew, leaving him utterly alone and running for his life. . . .
When he receives word that his estranged father has died, Cole Egan also discovers that he has inherited a previously unknown videotape of John F. Kennedy's assassination
Ambition. Greed. Blackmail. Murder. All before the opening bell. Hungry to play in the big leagues, Jay West lands a coveted position with a powerful Wall Street investment firm, working as the handpicked protégé of the successful, charismatic Oliver Mason. But Jay soon suspects that Oliver's stellar track record is more than a result of hard work or good luck. The man seems to have everything--including a violent temper and a boundless desire for money and prestige. Then a trusted coworker is brutally murdered. With a conspiracy of deceit and corruption closing around him, Jay races to untangle the sordid lies that have quickly and too conveniently blackened his name. Trusting no one, Jay must rely on his own cunning and wits to stay in the game--and to stay alive.
Realizing they have become pawns in a conspiracy reaching from Wall Street to the nation's capital, IRS agent Jesse Hayes and investment broker David Mitchell put their lives on the line to reveal a shocking military secret. Reprint.
When Angela Day is offered the opportunity of a lifetime by Jake Lawrence, one of the world's wealthiest entrepreneurs, she discovers the dangers of unlimited power, influence, and riches as enemies target him-- and anyone around him--for death
The chief financial officer of a leading energy company, Michael Rose is working overtime to acquire a global information technology company, unaware that the corporation serves as a cover for intelligence agencies.
Preparing for a dangerous snowstorm in rural Wisconsin, sheriff Paul Summers finds his efforts hampered by the arrival of a mysterious group of criminals, a suspicious disappearance, rumors of cult activity, and the murder of a former lover.
Spotting a remarkable minor-league ballplayer, unhappily retired Yankees scout Jack Barrett hopes to re-enter his former life by bringing the young athlete into the big leagues, an effort that is challenged by the boy's bad attitude and a dangerous secret.
Svět vysokých financí, v němž se dají vydělat miliony i přijít o všechno, případně i o život, je ukázán na osudu mladého nadaného bankéře. V investičním bankovnictví se točí miliardy, ale také dělá vysoká politika a ovlivňuje osud národů. Bezohledné transaskce, intriky, dokonce i vraždy. Tak vidí tento svět americký autor, který je sám viceprezidentem banky.
Napínavý román připomene autentické události kolem atentátu na prezidenta Kennedyho a uvede čtenáře do temného zákulisí politických machinací. Cole Egan pracuje jako burzovní makléř v prestižní firmě. Poslední dobou se mu ale příliš nedaří. Když zemře Coleův otec, najde jeho syn klíček od bezpečnostní schránky, která obsahuje videokazetu s nahrávkou atentátu na prezidenta Kennedyho, unikátním snímkem, jenž zmizel z tajných archivů CIA. Cole shání nutně peníze, a tak se pokusí využít tento materiál k vydírání. Okamžitě se tak stává nepohodlnou osobou pro spiklence, kteří stáli v pozadí slavného atentátu.
