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Money to Burn: A Novel of Suspense

4 Ratings: 3.3

A book by James Grippando.

Bestseller Grippando's overwrought financial thriller gives its hero, Michael Cantella, almost as rude an awakening as Kafka's Gregor Samsa. Scandals involving subprime lending, short selling, and Ponzi schemes provide a timely backdrop. On the eve of … see full wiki

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Author: James Grippando

Genre: Mystery & Thrillers

Publisher: Harper

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review by MichaelN. June 18, 2010

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Great Gripping Tale. Too Many Unbelievable Parts to Give it Five Stars!

I was hooked on this book from the start all the way to the finish. Michael Cantella is on a cruise vacation with Ivy and they impulsively marry on the cruise. They decide to leave the cruise to go sailing and Ivy disappears, apparently drowned and food for the sharks. Fast forward three years and Michael is remarried, fairly wealthy and one of the top traders as Sexton Silver, a large investment house. During a routine check of his porfolio, Michael discovers that someone … more

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review by Gail_Cooke. April 21, 2010

AS UP TO THE MINUTE AS TODAY'S HEADLINES

Think all the dirty dealing goes on in small rooms off dark alleys, that those are the only people willing to kill without hesitation and sometimes for pleasure? Think again as you'll find in the incendiary, un-put-downable MONEY TO BURN. This time the bad guys are in plush Wall Street offices wearing custom made suits and Hermes ties, driving Lamborghinis and summoning private helicopters whenever they choose. In a thriller as up to the minute as this morning's paper we're … more

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