The Book Depository The Banker's Wife by Cristina Alger
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Description: The Banker's Wife : Paperback : Hodder & Stoughton : 9781473684713 : : 10 Jan 2019 : 'First-rate. slick, heart-hammering entertainment' New York Times Book Review.
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Product ID: 9781473684713
MPN: 9781473684713
GTIN: 9781473684713
Author: Elinor Salter
Rating: 5
Review: Rarely these days does a thriller grab me. This did without exception ( it reminded me a little of A Deal on Ice by Simon Fairfax) and the final twist at the end was perfect, a great financial thriller. I thought for a moment the car journey through the Alps - I shan't spoil it- was going to be contrived, but it worked out perfectly. An excellent original story.
Author: Kaffmatt
Rating: 3
Review: The, ‘will keep you guessing’ tag line is correct. The book is definitely a - who do you trust? - who is telling the truth? Quite a clever plot based on insider/corrupt banking and whistle blowers. The author keeps the pace going throughout, which is an achievement. The storyline is narrated, mainly, by two characters- a investigative reporter, Marina and Annabelle- a banker’s wife. Annabelle’s husband, Mathew, is involved in a plane crash whilst flying to Geneva, where he was a top player in a Swiss bank. Annabelle is suspicious about his death and determines to find out exactly what has gone on. Meanwhile, Marina has been investigating corrupt banking practices, along with her boss, Duncan. Immediately following the plane crash, Duncan is killed and Marina suspects his death to connected to his ongoing ‘fact gathering’ into money laundering etc, by wealthy high ranking people. Without giving more of the plot away, what follows is an account full of false leads, lies, moles and deaths. Some of the techno information ‘went over my head’ but apart from that I found the book entertaining. The ending was, maybe, a little too convenient. In times when authors rely on gratuitous violence, abuse or sex, it makes a refreshing change to read a book that is a definite ‘who dunnit’.
