The Insiders
A Portfolio of Stories from High Finance
David Charters
- In
- this
- remarkable
- debut
- collection
- of
- short
- stories,
- David
- Charters
- reveals
- the
- secretive
- world
- of
- international
- bankers,
- brokers,
- and
- business
- executives
- with
- an
- insider's
- acuity.
- Sharp
- suits,
- fast
- cars,
- lavish
- expense
- accounts,
- and
- exclusive
- clubs
- are
- the
- comforts
- of
- lives
- lived
- at
- a
- furious
- pace,
- where
- betrayal
- and
- blackmail
- are
- paths
- to
- success,
- extramarital
- sex
- is
- an
- equal
- opportunity
- job
- perk,
- and
- an
- initial
- public
- offering
- might
- be
- a
- matter
- of
- life
- or
- death.An
- ambitious
- middle
- manager
- offers
- his
- wife
- to
- his
- new
- boss.
- An
- overheard
- conversation
- between
- two
- powerful
- executives
- leads
- to
- unexpected
- consequences
- for
- the
- eavesdropper.
- A
- cocky
- young
- investment
- banker
- is
- sent
- to
- Moscow
- on
- his
- first
- big
- opportunity---and
- finds
- more
- than
- he
- bargained
- for.
- A
- Ferrari-driving
- businesswoman
- plays
- a
- wicked
- prank
- after
- an
- anonymous
- sexual
- encounter.
- These
- and
- other
- characters
- are
- brought
- to
- life
- with
- a
- few
- deft
- brushstrokes,
- as
- each
- story
- veers
- through
- twists
- and
- turns
- to
- a
- surprising
- end.David
- Charters
- is
- a
- keen-eyed
- observer
- and
- denizen
- of
- this
- world,
- and
- the
- stories
- of
- The
- Insiders
- are
- witty,
- suspenseful,
- entertaining---and
- too
- close
- to
- truth
- for comfort.
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