The Insider
Published on 2. April 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
496 pages
978-0-00-728590-7 (ISBN)
Description
A cutting-edge international debut thriller set in the world of hackers, techno-thieves and inside traders, for fans of John Grisham.
Henrietta 'Harry' Martinez lost her investment banker father, Sal, at a young age. He taught her everything he knew - about taking risks and calculating odds. But Sal made a bad gamble when he went into business with 'The Prophet', an anonymous trader who claims Harry owes him, now her father's jailed for fraud.
It's twelve million euros. Or her life.
With no money and little time, Harry must track down Sal's crooked partners and escape the people on her trail - journalists, police and hired killers. But Harry has her own skills, honed by her father, skills her enemies haven't anticipated. Now, from the London Stock Exchange to the casinos of the Bahamas, the chase is on. The stakes are high. And the bets are off...
Henrietta 'Harry' Martinez lost her investment banker father, Sal, at a young age. He taught her everything he knew - about taking risks and calculating odds. But Sal made a bad gamble when he went into business with 'The Prophet', an anonymous trader who claims Harry owes him, now her father's jailed for fraud.
It's twelve million euros. Or her life.
With no money and little time, Harry must track down Sal's crooked partners and escape the people on her trail - journalists, police and hired killers. But Harry has her own skills, honed by her father, skills her enemies haven't anticipated. Now, from the London Stock Exchange to the casinos of the Bahamas, the chase is on. The stakes are high. And the bets are off...
Reviews / Votes
'What a delight.... the tang of authenticity comes off every page' Daily Mail'A thrilling read from a promising new author' Sun
'An edge-of-your-seat thriller... McCarthy cranks the tension like an experienced pro... one of the most likeable heroines I've read in a long time' Irish Independent
'Gripping... the tech details ring frighteningly true, the twists in the tight plot are smart...a storming debut thriller... in Harry Martinez, the writer has a strong, attractive and super-smart central character who is ripe for another adventure' Irish Times
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
323 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-728590-7 (9780007285907)
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Aiveen McCarthy was born in Dublin and attained degrees in Physics and Nuclear Medicine before going onto work for the London Stock Exhange for six years. She currently works in software in County Dublin, where she lives with husband Tom and two children.