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Author
Series
Honeymoon thrillers volume 1
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
In his sexiest, scariest novel yet, James Patterson deftly confirms that he always "takes thrills to the next level" (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review).
When FBI agent John O'Hara first sees Nora Sinclair, she seems perfect. She has the looks. The career. The clothes. The wit. The sophistication. The tantalizing sex appeal. The whole extraordinary package-and men fall in line to court her. She doesn't just attract men, she enthralls them.
So...
When FBI agent John O'Hara first sees Nora Sinclair, she seems perfect. She has the looks. The career. The clothes. The wit. The sophistication. The tantalizing sex appeal. The whole extraordinary package-and men fall in line to court her. She doesn't just attract men, she enthralls them.
So...
Author
Series
Stone Barrington novels volume 48
Language
English
Description
When an old acquaintance reaches out to Stone Barrington requesting assistance, the job seems easy enough. She needs an expert in an esoteric field, someone with both the knowledge and careful dexterity to solve a puzzle. But the solution to one small problem blows the lid open on a bigger scandal going back decades.
Author
Series
FBI/US Attorney novels volume 5
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Refusing the advances of special agent Vaughn Roberts, the best man in her sister's wedding, investment banker Sidney Sinclair soon discovers that the sexy playboy, who won't take "no" for an answer, is after much more than just a one-night stand.
Author
Series
Isabel Dalhousie mysteries volume 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the ever ethical Isabel Dalhousie bumps into Minty Auchterlonie for the first time in years, she is skeptical (again) of Minty's integrity. But Minty mentions the bank where she works is having internal troubles, and Isabel must determine, once and for all, if Minty can be trusted.
Author
Series
Christian Gillette thrillers volume 4
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
7) Get hard
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A millionaire is pegged for fraud and sentanced to time in prison. He turns to a criminal friend to help prepare him to go.
Author
Series
Christian Gillette thrillers volume 3
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
10) Equity
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A female investment banker, fighting to rise to the top of the corporate ladder at a competitive Wall Street firm, navigates a controversial tech IPO in the post-financial crisis world, where loyalties are suspect, regulations are tight, but pressure to bring in "big money" remains high.
Author
Series
Christian Gillette thrillers volume 1
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
13) Sweet haven
Author
Series
Home sweet home (Shirlee McCoy) volume 1
Publisher
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When her grandfather is injured, accountant Adeline Lamont must run the family store, Chocolate Haven, and, unable to get the recipe right to save her life, must rely on her ornery new tenant, Sinclair Jefferson, who, daring her to taste her wild side, helps make things right.
Author
Series
Christian Gillette thrillers volume 2
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
©2006
Language
English
Description
The head of the world's most powerful private equity firm, Christian Gillette reluctantly cooperates with a shadowy government agent in exchange for new information about the death of his father.
Author
Series
Honeymoon thrillers volume 1
Publisher
Time Warner Audiobooks
Pub. Date
p2005
Language
English
Description
From the author of The beach house and Kiss the girls comes a sizzling new thriller. When a number of rich men come to a mysterious end, and a young investment banker dies of a supposed heart attack, FBI agent John O'Hara believes it is the work of a cold-blooded killer. Turning his eye to the only witness - the young banker's beautiful and secretive widow - O'Hara thinks he's closing in, but he's not sure whether he's pursuing justice or his own...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The saga of the German-Jewish immigrants-with now familiar names like Goldman and Sachs, Kuhn and Loeb, Lehman and Seligman-who built the modern American finance system and shaped the world economy, from the New York Times bestselling author of Sons of Wichita. Joseph Seligman arrived in the United States in 1837, with the equivalent of $100 sewn into the lining of his pants. Then came Henry and Emanuel Lehman, who would open a general store in Montgomery,...
Publisher
Indican Pictures
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A twisted, noir-drenched drive through the dark streets and back alleys of Los Angeles. Having just returned home from Iraq, war vet Sam Taylor is a cab driver sent on a late night run. He picks up a wealthy, shady investment banker named Frank Devore, but unbeknownst to Sam, Frank's on the run.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Esther Larsen, a leading risk analyst at one of the country's largest banking institutions, is becoming more and more convinced that she has uncovered a ticking bomb with the potential to overshadow 2008's market crash. And as her own employer pursues "investment" strategies with ever-increasing levels of risk, she becomes convinced she must do something. Yet what can one person really do? The markets are edging closer to a tipping point--like the...
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