Money to Burn takes off like a rocket from page one and never slows down. Highly recommended. Money to Burn. A Novel of Suspense. by James Grippando.
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Mar 12, Maddy rated it really liked it Shelves: The only thing that has ever gone wrong for him is his first marriage, an impulsive match with a quixotic woman named Ivy Layton. On the eve of a surprise birthday party set up by his wife, Mallory, Michael takes a few moments to look at his online accounts. In a matter of hours, his entire portfolio has been wiped out and his wife is seeking a divorce. In fact, he is painted as a villain who has driven the company to the brink of bankruptcy. Whoever has set him up has done a devilishly clever job of it; there is no trace of the transactions, and information about the situation trickles out in ways that make him look worse and worse.
And then there is the unexpected reappearance of his first wife, Ivy. There were a few times where the explanations about various financial transactions went over my head, and I found some of the plot twists and characters to be over the top. However, discovering the truth behind the situation that Michael found himself in kept the book moving along well. We all know about the ramifications of identity theft and how difficult it is to right that wrong.
Perhaps the scariest part of this book is that it is so true to life. The book is more of a horror story than any tale featuring vampires or ghouls. Jun 06, Carol rated it really liked it. He made the book sound too good to resist and I was not disappointed. As I rarely seem to have time to keep up with series fiction, Money to Burn appealed as it is a stand alone thriller by an author with a track record of telling a good story. Not only did I learn a bit about Ponzi schemes, Wall Street and the financial mess torn from recent headlines, I got whisked along in a fast paced read of greed and power.
Grippando wrote this one in a year he called "My Least Favorite Year" after the death of his father. I read it in my own least favorite after my mom's death. She was a true Grippando fan. I know she would have loved this one and particularly would have been touched by the character Papa, the lead character's old fashioned dad, an ant among grasshoppers. Feb 21, Georgiann Hennelly rated it it was amazing. At thirty one , Michael Cantella is a rising star at a wall street premier investment bank, Saxton Silvers.
Everything is going according to plan until the love of his life Ivy Layton vanishes on their honeymoon in the Bahamas. Fast forward four years. On the eve of his thirty fifth birthday. Michael is still on track, successful career, beautiful new wife, piles of money until he logs into his computer, enters his password and discovers all his accounts have been wiped out. His only clue is an At thirty one , Michael Cantella is a rising star at a wall street premier investment bank, Saxton Silvers.
His only clue is an email message. Just as planned xoxo with these three words Michaels life is liquidated along with his investment portfolio.
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Saxton Silvers is suddenly on the brink of bankruptcy and he,s the leading suspect in its ruin. Michael is left alone, framed and facing divorce, with FBI agents afoot, spyware on his computer, and mysterious emails from a JBU. He,s desperate to clear his name. What if Ivy has come back from the dead, only to visit on Michael a fate worse than Death! A must read if you love suspense stories. Wall Street hotshot Michael Cantella is having a really bad 35th birthday, and it is only going to go downhill from there. In the first 50 pages of this novel, there are two mysteries: I guessed one of the surprises early into the book but won't spoil it but telling you whether my guess was correct.
There were lots of unexpected twists and turns in the book. Backstabbing financiers, shock-jock TV financial reporters, less-t Wall Street hotshot Michael Cantella is having a really bad 35th birthday, and it is only going to go downhill from there. Backstabbing financiers, shock-jock TV financial reporters, less-than-honorable people everywhere, the all-too-familiar collapse of the sub-prime mortgage market.
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For a mystery, this is a relatively non-gruesome story except for a character named Burn who had a little too close a relationship with gasoline. I even learned more about the reasons for the financial world's meltdown. Overall, this is a mystery I thoroughly enjoyed. Aug 20, Mike rated it liked it. This would be a solid four, maybe four-plus star read given the first two-thirds of the book but then it goes somewhat off the rails with needless plot twists and complications.
I found the character development adequate and the explanation of Wall Street stuff clear and unboring but the myriad twists and reveals in the denouement are irksome and unnecessary. Sometimes simpler plots are better plots. Feb 05, Tim rated it really liked it. An excellent well written story about 21st century Wall Street, including the moral-less greedy venturers whose only god is money. Audio book My first Grippando experience and I was impressed. Four stars for well put together mystery. The extra star was the writer's skill in having me be emotionally involved in a real nightmare.
May 03, Bob rated it really liked it. This new Grippando makes a good tale out of the recent melt downs of Wall Street and the investment community. That night, after a bit too m This new Grippando makes a good tale out of the recent melt downs of Wall Street and the investment community. That night, after a bit too much celebration Michael is out for the count and when he wakes up in the morning his new wife Ivey is no where to be found. After an investigation it is determined she must have gone for a swim and drowned.
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Moving forward to and Michael is remarried and still a rising star in one of the biggest companies on Wall Street. Suddenly things go wrong, horribly wrong. While checking is accounts one day he finds that all his assets have been reduced to 0. This is the beginning of his desperate attempt to recover his wealth, and the demise of the company he works for as it is forced into bankruptcy by rumor and outside manipulation. What happens and why, your will have to read this very current tale to discover. Feb 10, Paul Pessolano rated it really liked it. Michael Cantella has problems.
His personal portfolio, worth millions, has vanished into cyberspace. Saxton Silvers, a brokerage firm that he works for has just dropped 90 percent in value. Chuck Bell, a reporter for the Financial News Network, who has been harassing Michael, has just been found murdered and he is considered a prime suspect.
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His wife is divorcing him over a dead woman, his former wife, who suddenly seems to be no longer dead. Wow, and you think you have problems!!!!! James Grippan Michael Cantella has problems. James Grippando has put together a barn burner of a novel. It is very contemporary in that it mirrors what has been going on in the financial market today. A novel that will keep the reader on his toes throughout the book.
There are enough twists and turns in the story that will keep the best of us guessing until the very end. One also has to be concerned that not everything or everybody may not be what they seem to be. I highly recommend all of Grippando's novels, but "Money to Burn" is by far his best effort. The story is fast moving, gripping, and thrilling. Oct 20, Mike rated it it was ok. The story concept is why I read it in the first place On the positive side, I loved the mix of fiction with historical content and the flare of deep dark conspiracy.
This truly had it all, speaking of potential. Big let down for me. I had a hard time with the authors writing style i.
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Sorry but this one "generously" gets only 2 stars one for flare and getting me to read it and finish it and the other one for potential. Aside from these points Feb 05, Sara rated it did not like it Shelves: Aug 15, Homegirl rated it it was amazing. Re-read this and bumped it up to 5 stars. I could see this being made into a movie. Apr 12, Jane Goldberg rated it it was amazing.
I am NOT a conspiracy theorist. But a friend from grad school was a victim of a major academic conspiracy to destroy her life and they succeeded. If I had picked this book up before I learned what hell she went through, I would have approached the book differently. Mike, the guy who lost his fortune, his wife, his grandparents, his 2nd wife and was the victim of a huge financial and murderous conspiracy-he was the innocent fall guy.
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The suspense, the stress he faces every minute of his life after the false accusations against him are heart wrenching. Violence is not ever present, but when it does appear in the book, the violence is disturbingly graphic. Knock you off your feet violent. A year old financial institution is on the brink of collapse as the direct result of the conspiracy against Micheal. Will he figure out scam and save his old employer's firm or?
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