Financial Fiction

Eine junge Frau, wir nennen sie A., zieht in den 1990er Jahren aus der niedersächsischen Provinz nach Zürich, um als Investmentbankerin Karriere zu machen. Dort lernt sie die Welt der Bad Banks kennen, in der weder Grenzen noch Gesetze zu gelten scheinen. Als ihre Karriere jedoch stagniert, erkennt sie, wie viel Freiraum es ihr gewährt, eine Frau zu sein, die übersehen wird: Abseits der Legalität investiert sie bald Millionen. Vor Gericht schließlich schweigt sie.

Ben Roselli, president of First Mercantile American Bank and grandson of the founder, makes the shocking announcement that he's dying. With no offspring to inherit the company, Roselli knows that executive VPs Roscoe Heyward and Alex Vandervoort are the obvious candidates to succeed him. Heyward, who has been with First Mercantile for two decades, will do whatever it takes to bring in new clients and win the coveted presidency. Vandervoort, a newcomer from the Federal Reserve with a left-wing girlfriend, advocates for a socially responsible plan of growth.

The Outsiders meet Sons of Anarchy in this gripping debut about a group of young men dragged into a drug-running operation on the Space Coast of Florida. It’s 2009, the height of the Great Recession. Best friends Eddy, Cueball, and Jesse are fresh out of high school and wild at heart, but the...

From the bestselling author of 4 3 2 1 and The New York Trilogy comes Paul Auster's luminous, tour de force novel set during the 2008 economic collapse. "Auster fans and newcomers will find in Sunset Park his usual beautifully nuanced prose.... [and] a tremendous crash bang of an ending.” —...

Weary of fighting, Lucas wants nothing more than to return to Shangri-La and the arms of Sierra. But circumstances conspire against him, and he soon finds himself embroiled in a war he wanted no part of while his loved ones are imperiled by ruthless adversaries who want them dead. The latest installment of The Day After Never series continues in the tradition of the earlier novels, with twists, reversals, and surprises aplenty.

Death Shall Overcome: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! This is the fifth of 37 Emma Lathen best sellers, featuring John Putnam Thatcher, SVP of the Sloan Guaranty Trust. A rollicking and witty adventure about a Wall Street brokerage firm that puts up its first Black partner for the first seat on the New York Stock Exchange to be held by a Black American. Fascinating, witty, humorous, with the elegant light touch of Emma Lathen.

Investment banker Daphne Harris never planned to return home, but when her father falls ill, she's forced to step into the financial firm that bears her name. What she finds on his computer stops her cold: a multi-seven-figure loss that makes no sense. The numbers don't add up, the trades don't track, and the deeper she digs, the worse it gets. As whispers of fraud and bankruptcy swirl, Daphne races to uncover the truth before Savannah Capital collapses, taking her family's reputation and her own hard-earned career with it. But the past isn't done with her yet.

Lieutenant Eli Williams was supposed to be dead. In the two years since his shipwreck, his friends and family mourned him, his brother spent his savings, and his fiancée married someone else. So when he turns up in the middle of the London social season, he quickly becomes the talk of the town. All Eli wants is to set his life back in order and reconnect with Jane Bishop, a friend who has always meant so much more to him, before returning to sea.

Unlike many of the people in their compound, Shane, Julianna, and Cole are still alive. However, their trial by fire is far from over. The replacement currency has failed and America is crumbling from within. Roving gangs scour the country, preying on small towns which are too weak and unprepared to fend off their carnivorous attacks. When one such band of ruffians show up in Sylva, NC, Shane and Julianna will have to strike a decisive blow before they are subjugated into slavery. A spark has found a bed of tinder. The inferno of chaos may never stop burning.

A one of a kind narrative nonfiction book of poems that delves deep into the meaning of money and financial concepts including interest rate, currency, compounding, budget, mortgage, insurance, pension, tax and stock exchange among others. It takes a listener on a journey to the Royal Mint and explores the tradition of the Trial of the Pyx.

Nikhil Nanda has barely recovered from his last mission when a call from the NSA shatters his fragile peace. A company once tied to his late brother, Nitin, who has been gone for five years but never far from his heart, is now in the agency’s crosshairs. The call rips open old wounds, as Nitin, ten years younger, was more like a son to him. Now, FinArchis is on the verge of a $4B sale to shadowy buyers. The NSA wants answers and pushes Nikhil into a dangerous web of global intrigue.

Someone is siphoning funds from billionaire Zachary Barron's currency hedge fund. Intent on prosecuting the thief to the fullest extent of the law, he hires Katerina "Kat" Carter, the best forensic accountant in the business, to follow the money trail. Both are shocked when it leads to Zachary's father, Nathan. And he's just the tip of the iceberg. Nathan belongs to a shadowy organization with global ties and unimaginable resources.

For New Yorker Nick Dalca, wealth is a birthright. But his perfect life is starting to crumble. During a flight to Europe, his private jet goes missing with his wife and son aboard. They are presumed dead. Having no one left, Nick makes a shocking decision: to negotiate the sale of his business conglomerate, a deal which may turn him into one of the richest men in the world. Faced with making many decisions alone, he is drawn to his longtime secretary, Anne. She has one special gift. A gift that can radically alter his destiny.

Der gefallene Immobilientycoon Remo Blanko hält sich nach dem Untergang seines Unternehmens in einem Zürcher Luxushotel versteckt und hadert mit seinem Schicksal. Für ihn ist klar, der Schuldige an seinem Sturz ist Starfotograf Augusto Venzini. Als Blanko an dem traditionellen Sechseläutenumzug enttarnt wird, gibt es für ihn nur noch eine Möglichkeit: die Flucht nach Hiva Oa, dem abgelegensten Ort auf der Erde, wo er seinen Widersacher Venzini vermutet.

Mitchell Roth is a billionaire hedge fund mastermind whose life turns into a nightmare in the blink of an eye. But his fate is just the tip of the iceberg of a larger and more sinister plot lurking beneath the surface. Now he’s framed for insider trading, and Mitchell becomes the target of a ruthless manhunt that involves powerful government agencies and those he trusts. Turned into a hunted fugitive, Mitchell transgresses the boundary between right and wrong. His only chance to make it out alive is to fight back with his financial expertise, money laundering skills, and even murder.

A rollicking good mystery and witty tale of an international finance, Wall Street, money markets, espionage, kidnapping, bankers on the run, archeology, and far more.

Fueled by resentment of America's global dominance, Russia and China conspire to dethrone the US Dollar from its lofty perch as the global reserve currency. Their weapon of choice? Bitcoin - a game-changing digital currency shrouded in mystery, with an enigmatic developer who walked away from a 70-billion-dollar fortune rather than see his creation corrupted by evil.

This apocalyptic tale is torn straight from current headlines. The US stock markets have a terrible day, the economy is a mess right now, and it only takes a small nudge to fall apart. Wayne Cook and His wife have been preparing for years in the event that the world is turned upside down, and with the nudge of the markets, that event looks to be landing on their New Mexico town. Could the Stock market really crash? The markets have safeguards to prevent a complete crash from happening, but nothing if full proof and Wayne is going to find out if all the planning is truly going to be enough.

A powerful, singular collection of short stories depicting the evolving role of fatherhood in contemporary society—perfect for readers of Jamel Brinkley’s A Lucky Man and Phil Klay’s Redeployment. From stories about a father who shows up hungover to chaperone his daughter’s kindergarten...

A powerful man with blood on his balance sheet. A nation enslaved by corruption. A forensic investigator seeking redemption at any cost. Fifteen years after a fatal mistake shattered his conscience, Sam Halloran has reached the top—a partner at one of the world’s largest accounting firms and the best there is at uncovering corporate fraud. Yet guilt shadows every victory.