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The Banker's Wife

by Cristina Alger
Karissa Vacker
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A USA Today Bestseller
"Immersive, satisfying, tense—and timely: This is probably happening for real right now."—Lee Child
"First-rate...Slick, heart-hammering entertainment."—The New York Times Book Review
On an early morning in November, a couple boards a private plane bound for Geneva, flying into a storm. Soon after, it simply drops off the radar, and its wreckage is later uncovered in the Alps. Among the disappeared is Matthew Werner, a banking insider at Swiss United, a powerful offshore bank. His young widow, Annabel, is left grappling with the secrets he left behind, including an encrypted laptop and a shady client list. As she begins a desperate search for answers, she determines that Matthew's death was no accident, and that she is now in the crosshairs of his powerful enemies.
Meanwhile, ambitious society journalist Marina Tourneau has finally landed at the top. Now that she's engaged to Grant Ellis, she will stop writing about powerful families and finally be a part of one. Her entry into the upper echelons of New York's social scene is more appealing than any article could ever be, but, after the death of her mentor, she agrees to dig into one more story. While looking into Swiss United, Marina uncovers information that implicates some of the most powerful men in the financial world, including a few who are too close to home. The story could also be the answer to Annabel's heartbreaking search—if Marina chooses to publish it.
The Banker's Wife is both a high-stakes thriller and an inside look at the personal lives in the intriguing world of finance, introducing Cristina Alger as a powerful new voice in the genre.

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  • Release date

    July 3, 2018

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780525590798
      • File size: 294240 KB
      • Duration: 10:12:59

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 2, 2018
      Alger (The Darlings) makes her genre debut with an engrossing financial thriller. Annabel and Matthew Werner are leading the high life in Geneva, where he’s employed by Swiss United, a powerful offshore bank. Matthew works constantly, and Annabel at times feels isolated. Then a private plane carrying Matthew and Fatima Amir, a colleague Annabel has never heard Matthew mention, crashes in the Alps with no survivors. Matthew’s encrypted laptop may hold clues to the secrets he kept from Annabel. Meanwhile, journalist Marina Tourneau intends to leave her profession now that she’s engaged to Grant Ellis, a former Navy SEAL whose father is running for U.S. president. But the plane crash piques Marina’s curiosity, especially since she has been looking into the dealings of Swiss United, and she digs into the story, eventually crossing paths with Annabel. Alger presents the world of wealth management in a way that a novice can understand the intricacies but also appeals to the sophisticated reader. This complex tale of how greed can upend innocent lives will resonate with many. Author tour. Agent: Pilar Queen, McCormick Literary.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Listeners follow a major financial scandal that affects two women who don't know each other: One is married to a banker abroad, while the other is a soon-to-be former journalist engaged to a politician's son. Each in her own way, and for different reasons, must investigate to get to the heart of what happened. Karissa Vacker handles the narration extremely well, considering the cadre of executives and others who are woven into the story. Many have accents, from German to Swiss to Spanish. The voice and inflections of a character who was raised in a small town in France are done especially well, her nervousness as well as her accent coming out consistently. A well-paced story with many characters is made even more enjoyable by Vacker's ability to handle them all. M.B. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

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