On an early morning in November, a couple boards a private plane bound for Geneva, flying into a storm. Soon after, it simply drops off the radar, and its wreckage is later uncovered in the Alps. Among the disappeared is Matthew Werner, a banking insider at Swiss United, a powerful offshore bank. His young widow, Annabel, is left grappling with the secrets he left behind, including an encrypted laptop and a shady client list. As she begins a desperate search for answers, she determines that Matthew's death was no accident, and that she is now in the crosshairs of his powerful enemies. Meanwhile, ambitious society journalist Marina Tourneau has finally landed at the top. Now that she's engaged to Grant Ellis, she will stop writing about powerful families and finally be a part of one. He is successful, charming, and has connections everywhere. But when the two women's worlds collide, everything unravels. Alger masterfully weaves together multiple narratives and reveals shocking connections between Matthew's death and Grant's hidden past. The Banker's Wife is a gripping financial thriller filled with deception, ambition, and murder.
The Banker’s Wife
Year
2018
Pages
341
Description
On an early morning in November, a couple boards a private plane bound for Geneva, flying into a storm. Soon after, it simply drops off the radar, and its wreckage is later uncovered in the Alps. Among the disappeared is Matthew Werner, a banking insider at Swiss United, a powerful offshore bank. His young widow, Annabel, is left grappling with the secrets he left behind, including an encrypted laptop and a shady client list. As she begins a desperate search for answers, she determines that Matthew's death was no accident, and that she is now in the crosshairs of his powerful enemies. Meanwhile, ambitious society journalist Marina Tourneau has finally landed at the top. Now that she's engaged to Grant Ellis, she will stop writing about powerful families and finally be a part of one. He is successful, charming, and has connections everywhere. But when the two women's worlds collide, everything unravels. Alger masterfully weaves together multiple narratives and reveals shocking connections between Matthew's death and Grant's hidden past. The Banker's Wife is a gripping financial thriller filled with deception, ambition, and murder.
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