Westport
the breathtaking must-read new thriller from the former director of the FBI
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- 9,99 €
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- 9,99 €
Publisher Description
'Riveting and authentic, it reads like Grisham.' DAILY MAIL
She's the lawyer. But now she's the one on trial.
A red canoe sits abandoned on Seymour Rock, right where the Saugatuck River meets Long Island Sound. The elegantly dressed corpse of a woman lies inside...
Nora Carleton left New York to become lead counsel at Saugatuck Associates, the world's largest hedge fund, where her life has become slower, more predictable. That is until her colleague and friend, Helen, is brutally murdered – and she becomes the prime suspect.
In the months leading up to Helen's death, she and Nora were investigating someone within the company who was using insider information to undercut Saugatuck's investments. Nora knows this is somehow linked to Helen's murder – if only she can see how.
Calling in old colleagues from the US Attorney's office, Mafia investigator Benny Dugan and attorney Carmen Garcia, Nora must find evidence to prove her innocence – or risk being put behind bars herself...
'This is a really good mystery, expertly told and filled with the sort of detail only an insider could provide, including intrigue at the world's largest hedge fund. Once I picked it up, I was hooked.' Joseph Finder
Reviews for James Comey
'A great read. Brimming with been-there-done-that authority.' Michael Connelly
'A masterful blend of legal thriller, police procedural and psychological drama.' Jeffery Deaver
'A bold new talent in the mystery genre.' Harlan Coben
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Former FBI director Comey follows up Central Park West with an entertaining second whodunit featuring former assistant U.S. attorney Nora Carleton, now employed as general counsel for Saugatuck Associates of Westport, Conn. Saugatuck, the largest hedge fund in the world, is known for its rigid moral principles. Recently, however, COO Helen Carmichael has been casting doubt on that reputation, sharing concerns with Nora that someone may be leaking the company's secrets. When Helen is brutally murdered and the scene staged so Nora appears to be the primary suspect, she fears the allegations of a corporate mole were true. Facing a murder charge, Nora reaches out to her old friend Benny Dugan, a mafia investigator with the U.S. attorney's office, and her former boss, Carmen Garcia, for help. In the process of clearing her name, they find that Helen made enemies too numerous to count and may have been less of a friend to Nora than she appeared. Comey's done a fine job of polishing his dialogue and smoothing out Central Park West's other miscues, delivering a sufficiently crowd-pleasing blend of financial thriller and Agatha Christie-esque whodunit. A third entry in the series would be welcome.
