New york posts must read books entertainment weeklys 11 hottest summer. The story could also be the answer to annabels heartbreaking searchif marina chooses to publish it. Book club questions for the bankers wife by cristina alger. Goodreads members who liked the bankers wife also liked. But, when annabelle is informed that matthew has been killed in a plane crash. Lee child firstrateslick, hearthammering entertainment. Jul 27, 2019 the bankers wife is a highstakes international thriller set in the world of global finance, from geneva to paris, london and new york, about two women racing for answers when a mysterious. His death stuns annabel, of course, who fears that matthew may have been having an affair with the second passenger, fatima amir, a gorgeous hedge fund investor with ties to the corrupt syrian regime. The following book club questions will have spoilers so if you havent read the.
August 2018 in the bankers wife by cristina alger, annabel werner is living in geneva, switzerland, with her husband, matthew, who works in finance at swiss united, an offshore bank. The bankers wife, a new novel from cristina alger, tracks a group of globetrotting financial criminals and the women who love them. Dec 30, 2011 then a wife of an investment banker at a major american bank got in touch via email, responding to this post about the occupy movement. The bankers wife, a new novel from cristina alger, tracks a group of globe trotting financial criminals and the women who love them. Cristina alger s writing is as sophisticated and selfassured as the characters shes created. His young widow, annabel, is left grappling with the secrets he left behind. A usa today bestseller immersive, satisfying, tenseand timely. New york posts must read books entertainment weeklys 11 hottest summer thrillers purewows. Jul 03, 2018 the banker s wife is both a highstakes 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. The bankers wife by cristina alger is a brisk financial thriller. On an early morning in november, a couple boards a private plane bound for geneva, flying into a storm. I forced myself to keep reading with the hope it would get better, despite being totally bored.
The bankers wife is completely original, while following a long forgotten formula for mysterythriller this was the exact book that i needed to read right now folks, you have no idea. August 2018 in the banker s wife by cristina alger, annabel werner is living in geneva, switzerland, with her husband, matthew, who works in finance at swiss united, an offshore bank. When we meet annabel lerner, the eponymous protagonist of the bankers wife putnam, 352 pp. The bankers wife is a glamorous and twisting novel of international intrigue, the secrets and lies that stitch a marriage together, and a wifes desperate search to understand the husband she thought she knew.
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Soon after, it simply drops off the radar, and its wreckage is later uncovered in the alps. The banker s wife is completely original, while following a long forgotten formula for mysterythriller this was the exact book that i needed to read right now folks, you have no idea. The bankers wife by cristina alger order now when a plane drops off the radar then crashes in the alps, killing everybody onboard, many are left with more questions than answers. I made it to page 171 before finally deciding to waste no more of my time.
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Fastmoving thriller the bankers wife stars two smart women who are pulled into a deadly case of financial intrigue. Jul 18, 2018 but readers may be able to look past it in light of the bankers wifes otherwise slick, hearthammering entertainment. An intriguing and tense read full of secrets and betrayal and fraught with tension. Still, this was an interesting novel, especially for readers who like financial thrillers. Aug 20, 2018 the banker s wife by cristina alger published july 3, 2018 by g. Among the disappeared is matthew werner, a banking insider at swiss united, a powerful offshore bank. Find books like the bankers wife from the worlds largest community of readers. The bankers wife by cristina alger reading guidebook. An investigation into a mysterious plane crash sends two women on parallel quests for the truth. Amazon orders drama series the bankers wife deadline. These two stories run in parallel throughout the book.
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