Silent Partner, Stephen Frey
Silent Partner, Stephen Frey
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Silent Partner

Author: Stephen Frey

Narrator: Norma Lana

Unabridged: 9 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/15/2008


Synopsis

In the world of high finance, it’s all about risk and return. With big risks come big rewards … and even bigger dangers. And no one knows this better than Stephen Frey. From the New York Times bestselling author of Trust Fund and The Day Trader comes an electrifying new thriller of money, mayhem, and murder.Angela Day has survived a rough past—from a hard-scrabble childhood scarred by the tragic deaths of her father and best friend to losing custody of her only child to her adulterous ex-husband and his powerful family. But despite it all, at thirty-one, she’s carved out a good career with Sumter Bank, one of Richmond’s most venerable institutions. And now, summoned under mysterious circumstances to meet one of the world’s richest entrepreneurs, it looks as if Angela may be on the threshold of a brighter future.“If you help me, I’ll help you.” This is Jake Lawrence’s offer to Angela. A stockholder in Sumter Bank, the reclusive multibillionaire is planning a takeover of a hot, new company—and he wants Angela to apply her considerable skills and charms to make sure it all goes smoothly … and secretly. In exchange, Lawrence promises to use his formidable influence to permanently reunite Angela with her son.For Angela, it’s the one reward for which she would risk everything. And accepting Jake Lawrence’s deal will mean doing just that, as his mind-boggling wealth and power come with the ultimate price tag: enemies everywhere have marked him for death. And anyone close to him is fair game.Now, as Angela prepares to broker the deal of her career, she’s stalked by foes on every front. Then, after stumbling on evidence of an insidious conspiracy within her own company, she becomes a target for termination. Armed with the most volatile kind of inside information, Angela has the power to bring the dirtiest players down from the highest places. But they have the power to strike first—at the one thing most precious to Angela.Silent Partner reaffirms Stephen Frey’s reputation as a master of page-turning suspense in the world of big-money movers and shakers, where everyone has a price, and there’s more than one way to make a killing.

About Stephen Frey

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.

About Norma Lana

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lee on May 24, 2014

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

Goodreads review by Caleb on January 31, 2021

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

Goodreads review by TaQuanda on February 05, 2017

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

Goodreads review by Athornton on January 23, 2024

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

Goodreads review by ☘Misericordia☘ on October 30, 2016

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


Quotes

“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