

Silent Partner
Author: Stephen Frey
Narrator: Norma Lana
Unabridged: 9 hr 35 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 07/15/2008
Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Mystery & Detective
Author: Stephen Frey
Narrator: Norma Lana
Unabridged: 9 hr 35 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 07/15/2008
Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Mystery & Detective
Stephen Frey is a principal at a northern Virginia private equity firm. He previously worked in mergers and acquisitions at J. P. Morgan and as a vice president of corporate finance at an international bank in New York. He is the bestselling author of various novels, including The Successor and Forced Out.
Norma Lana is the founding member of and writer for Girlz on Top, an all-female comedy group. She has starred in numerous theater productions, including The Diviners, Bad Behavior, and Cyrano de Bergerac. Norma has had many roles on film and television, including Arrest & Trial, The Ruth Truth, and Backstreet Dreams. Her voice can also be heard as a computer virus on Hackers.
This book goes back to Frey’s old standby finance and takeovers. Angela Day a vice president is summoned to meet with the richest man in the world a recluse who wants her to investigate a takeover for him. She becomes embroiled in a scandal at her own bank over minority lending practices and wonders......more
I haven’t read Frey’s work for quite a while. This was a fictional work that could have been “based on a true story” given the sad reality of redlining and blockbusting tactics still in practice today. White flight will always be around, but knowing one’s rights will hold real life bigoted bankers s......more
I can't remember the last time I gave a book five stars and if it had not been for the final two chapters this would have recieved four stars. Not my normal read but this story was so well written that it pulled me in the more I read it. Angela Day is mysteriously summoned and hired by the richest man......more
Generously rounded up from 3.5 stars. This was a challenge to read since I have no background in banking/ mortgages and some of the terminology and proceedings were a little challenging to understand. When looking at blatant racism as part of the themes addressed in this book, I absolutely expected......more
I can't believe what I just read. Seriously? This is how I see it: An employee, a VP, finding a top-confidential memo AND handing it to a journalist who then proceeds making a big splash of an article proofed by this memo?? And both believe it's ok to behave in such an unprofessional way. And yes, the......more
“Harrowing…Frey enlivens finance the way Patricia Cornwell does forensic science and the way Dan Brown (The Da Vinci Code) does medieval studies.” Forbes
“Fast-moving, zestful, stirring…Full of twists and surprises…[and] compelling characters.” Los Angeles Times Book Review
“Danger and deception dominate…A worthy counterpart to Frey’s previous bestselling novels.” New York Daily News
“Springs plenty of surprises…In Silent Partner, the villains are seldom what they seem—nor are the heroes.” Orlando (FL) Sentinel
“Frey’s departure from the true financial thriller into this more psychological one is a welcome change…The well-formulated surprise ending rounds out what’s sure to be another hit.” Booklist
“[A] quick page-turner…Thriller fans will find it hard to resist.” RT Book Reviews
“Plenty of sexual intrigue, violence, and villainy…[Frey is] to be lauded for spotlighting the prickly issue of corporate racism. Silent Partner is a solid piece of work that hits all its marks right on cue.” BookStreet USA