The Attendant

Emanuel Graves is a minimum wage worker and a damaged veteran of the Gulf war who has just found his soulmate in Estella Rosario.

Richard Alleroy, now caught in a massive fraud, is a wealthy hedge fund manager with a wife and four children.

These two desperate men, one caught in a trap of his own making, the other trapped by cruel circumstance, come together by chance in a deadly scheme dreamed up by Alleroy.

Their lives, and the lives of their loved ones, are about to change.

The outcome of this psychological mystery and love story will keep readers guessing until the very last chapter.

"The novel is a master class on income equality on a psychological, emotional and tangible level, but it's never reduced to pedagogy or truth-telling. Instead, Powers focuses on the intertwined destinies of these fascinating characters, delivering a first-rate financial thriller in the process." ---Best Thrillers

"The text is incredibly detailed, covering each character's thoughts, actions, and motives in remarkable depth...The focus on character motivation elevates this beyond a typical thriller — Manny and Rich are well-crafted and original characters…An absorbing and ingeniously crafted financial thriller." ---Booklife

"In the end, I read The Attendant in one sitting with no breaks. I simply could not stop turning the pages!" - --Elizabeth Gauffreau, Author: Telling Sonny