New Work / Freshly Written & Recently Pubished (2012)
I had a very good time reading this book. The book was loaded with interesting characters and fast-paced action, two dynamics that sometimes don't occur at the same time.
While some of the books I've talked about here have been of a more serious nature, "The Last Trade" by James Conway was pure entertainment.
Near the beginning of the book a stock broker receives a mysterious call having originated with a wealthy foreign investor who directs him to do multiple stock transactions involving billions of dollars, but NOT to mention anything about the transactions to anyone including coworkers, supervisors, friends, or colleagues, and not to look up any background information on the company whose stock was being traded.. And, as you can probably imagine, the broker just HAD to make a brief mention to a friend. ... ... ... Within a matter of a couple hours, the broker is found murdered in his apartment.
The book simultaneously follows a intriguing characters in a number of countries. A couple characters were reprehensible, but there are a number of people you'll like and root for. ((The main detective is a woman)).
The book is fast-paced, with many chapters being no more than five or six pages, and then they switch countries to a different set of people.
In spite of the rapid chapter changes, James Conway builds up interesting personalities as well as good descriptions of the physical environs.
I enjoyed every page, couldn't put it down, and highly recommend it.
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