Meltdown - Softcover

Baker, Martin

2.59

34 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0230703976 ISBN 13: 9780230703971

Publisher: Macmillan, 2008

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Samuel Spendlove, one of the brightest young academics at Oxford, has given it all up to work undercover for William Barton, owner of a massive media empire. His reasons are complicated, but he's finding he gets a thrill out of working for Khan, the legendary market trader, working out of the Paris office of Ropner's Bank, whose dealings have been known to bring nations to their knees. Barton wants information about Khan. He wants revenge over a man who has bested him once. Spendlove assumes he wants to ensure it is only the once... Spendlove enjoys both sides of this game, until it all unravels and he finds himself simultaneously accused of almost bringing down the global economy and of the murder of Kaz Day, a glamorous colleague on the trading floor. He goes into hiding in the surreal and dangerous world of underground Paris chased by the police, by Khan, the bank and William Barton... and helped by Kaz's bi-curious lover, Lauren. But who framed him and why?

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Meltdown

Review:

'A helter-skelter story that moves at the pace of a cheetah on speed...'
-- Material Witness

'A pacy plot, convincing detail and exotic locations pack this financial thriller' -- Daily Mirror

'A sophisticated thriller about money, power and obsession, set in the cut-throat world of financial high-flyers.' -- Evening Echo

'Baker could have a future as a thriller writer.' -- Mail on Sunday

'Books that attempt to convey the atmosphere of a City trading floor and succeed are extremely rare...'
-- Evening Standard

'Like all good thriller writers, Martin Baker knows how to pander to the prejudices of his readers...' -- Mail on Sunday

'Martin Baker's first thriller is an eye-opener about the world of financial high-flyers...' -- Irish Independent

'This is exciting stuff. Vengeance and money are powerful stimulants...'
-- The Resident & The Grove

Splendid, fast-moving stuff, in which the stakes move from personal vendettas to nothing less than a threat to the global economy - all pulled off with real skill.
-- Barry Forshaw, The Good Book Guide

`Undoubtedly an exciting read.' -- Sunday Telegraph

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