When a judge returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste in a small Mississippi town, the company's billionaire owner seeks to influence the appeal process by using his money to "buy" a seat on the state Supreme Court

Maureen Sherry's funny insider novel about a female Wall Street executive also trying to be a mother and a wife. It's 2008 and Isabelle, a thirty-something Wall Street executive, appears to have it all: the sprawling Upper West Side apartment; three healthy children; a handsome husband; and a job as managing director at a large investment bank. But her reality is something else. Her work environment resembles a frat party, her husband feels employment...

Jimmy Cusack's rise to the top of Wall Street takes a quick turn for the worse when his hedge fund collapses, leaving him unemployed and broke, but when he is hired by Leeser Capital, he hopes his luck is turning around, but he soon realizes Leeser Capital is pulling him into a dangerous web of greed, lies, and illegal gains.

Taking over the helm of Everest Capital after the death of its chairman, thirty-six-year-old Christian Gillette becomes the target of an unknown killer while trying to get ahead in the high-stakes world of big money

Drawing from his own experiences in the turbulent '70s and '80s, hedge fund pioneer Jerrold Fine blends a heartfelt story of a young man fiercely intent on achieving independence with a fascinating insider's look at the perks and pitfalls of a high-stakes life in the world of financial markets. Rogers Stout has the gambler's gifts--a titanic brain, an uncanny ability to read people, and a risk-taker's daring. As an apathetic high school student who...

A "novel in verse that inspired the ... West End and Off-Broadway play of the same name, [this book] follows the epic rise and fall of three generations of [the Lehman] family and through them tells the story of American ambition and hubris"--Publisher marketing. "... Spanning three generations and 150 years, The Lehman Trilogy is a moving epic that dares to tell the story of modern capitalism through the saga of the Lehman brothers and their descendants....

"Jack Reacher's anonymity in Key West is shattered by the appearance of a private investigator who's come to town looking for him. But only hours after his arrival, the stranger is murdered. Retracing the PI's cold trail back to New York City, Reacher is compelled to find out who was looking for him and why. He never expected the reasons to be so personal, so dangerous, and so very twisted."--Back cover.