A fantastic high-concept thriller from NYT bestseller Brad Meltzer.
Brad Meltzer wrote his first novel while completing law school and writing for the notoriously demanding Law Review, and managed to remain one of the nicest guys you could ever hope to meet. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife Cori, who was his childhood sweetheart and is also a lawyer.
'This is as about as Grisham as you can get without having his name on the cover... Millionaires is an easy, enjoyable romp with a combination of suspense and humour that could make it a big hit' - The Times; 'The fast pace never stops, and the inner workings of high finance have never been more interesting. Meltzer's new novel is worth a million bucks' - Library Journal; 'Enough twists and comic moments to captivate fans' - Hello 'Meltzer's new thriller is a high-concept piece' - Evening Herald
'This is as about as Grisham as you can get without having his name on the cover... Millionaires is an easy, enjoyable romp with a combination of suspense and humour that could make it a big hit' - The Times; 'The fast pace never stops, and the inner workings of high finance have never been more interesting. Meltzer's new novel is worth a million bucks' - Library Journal; 'Enough twists and comic moments to captivate fans' - Hello 'Meltzer's new thriller is a high-concept piece' - Evening Herald
This giddy fourth thriller by Meltzer (The First Counsel) mixes up banking, cyber-theft and Disney World in a fast-paced, fresh-scrubbed tale of financial adventure. Oliver Caruso is sweating out some scut work for Henry Lapidus, bigwig at Greene & Greene, a private bank so exclusive clients require $2 million just to open an account. When Oliver and his younger brother, Charlie, find proof that Lapidus has been sabotaging Oliver's career plans, the brothers conspire to rip off the lingering balance from a deceased client's account. Silly boys! Not only is the local security goon Shep (formerly Secret Service) already chiseling in on their scam, the real Secret Service thugs are on the case almost immediately. The $3 million the Carusos swiped has somehow cybernetically blossomed overnight to over $300 million. Desperate to clear their names, the boys escape to Florida, following the money to the daughter of the deceased millionaire, a former tech wizard for Disney with a secret invention everyone in this book would happily kill for. The ins and outs of how to steal money that isn't really there makes for an interesting premise if you don't think about it too much, but two flaws detract from the action. First, the narrative POV jumps too often from one character to the next and from present tense to past, making for a choppy read. Second, the novel's juvenile flavor from the PI who bluffs her way into a building by claiming to be searching for her mother's favorite sock to the hapless schoolboy dialogue ("You touched her cookies, didn't you?") loudly proclaims its Hardy Boys heritage. (Jan. 8) Forecast: Meltzer's legion of fans will jump-start sales of his latest, prompted by massive television, print, radio and transit advertising campaigns and a 12-city author tour. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
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