The Chairman, Stephen Frey
The Chairman, Stephen Frey
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The Chairman

Author: Stephen Frey

Narrator: Erik Singer

Abridged: 5 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/29/2005


Synopsis

No one knows the dark side of “The Street” better than master storyteller Stephen Frey, author of such riveting novels as Shadow Account and The Day Trader. Now, in his most ambitious work to date, Frey proves that no writer can put a high-powered hero at greater risk, nor offer readers more thrilling rewards.
A towering legend among New York private equity partnerships, Everest Capital is aptly named. When its founder meets an untimely death, thirty-six-year-old superstar Christian Gillette gets the top job. But with the power and prestige come risks. The day he narrowly escapes a fiery explosion that consumes his limo and takes two innocent lives, Gillette instantly understands how intense those risks are.

It comes as no surprise to him that he has enemies in the world of multibillion—dollar deals. But now that he controls Everest, he’s not going to let those enemies keep him from taking the firm–and himself–to even greater heights. Gillette has never hesitated to be aggressive, even ruthless, in his pursuit of success. This time will be no exception.

But in order to forge the alliances necessary to achieve his goals, Gillette forsakes a cardinal rule: Never trust anyone. The only certainties are the insidious campaign of corporate sabotage that could cost Gillette his job and the relentless assassination attempts that could cost him his life. To break a deadly conspiracy of greed, he’ll be forced to walk–then run–an ever-blurring line between loyalty and betrayal, attack and retreat, survival and destruction . . . in the ultimate game of profit and loss.

With The Chairman, Stephen Frey presides with intensified skill over the market he has so dramatically cornered–sharpening his patented brand of hard-boiled high-finance intrigue to its keenest cutting edge yet.

About The Author

Stephen Frey is a managing director 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 Manhattan. Frey is also the bestselling author of Shadow Account, Silent Partner, The Day Trader, Trust Fund, The Insider, The Legacy, The Inner Sanctum, The Vulture Fund, and The Takeover.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Shawn on June 06, 2012

A solid thriller. Took a little bit, but sucked me in. Many of the characters were a little too stereotypical; from central casting for wall st types. Many characterize Frey as Grisham for finance. Dead on. I really liked Stiles, the security guy. The main character could have been more heroic in my......more

Goodreads review by Tom on March 06, 2017

*spoilers ahead* It was OK. Not a bad thriller, but a little too many weak points. One of the main issues I have with this story is how men find their downfall from having affairs with women: 1. Troy Mason, a guy who's worth 60 million dollars, can't control himself with women, knowing that he'll lose......more

Goodreads review by Wayland on October 10, 2014

This was an uneven book. It had some good concepts with bad execution. The main character, Christian Gillette, becomes head of a major business when his predecessor dies. Christian inherits a lot of responsibility and a huge number of conspiracies swirling around him. He's supposed to be a master sche......more

Goodreads review by Peter on December 08, 2017

The Chairman is a great financial thriller written by an author who really knows his stuff. Stephen Frey not only knows finance....he is a terrific storyteller and because of his skill, readers without financial expertise will be able to understand, learn from, and enjoy The Chairman. I thoroughly enj......more

Goodreads review by William on June 05, 2016

Audio book: Excellent narration, well written, and the author gave you clues and solutions in a natural ambience. I will go on to book #2......more


Quotes

PRAISE FOR STEPHEN FREY

The Chairman
“A great read all the way. Wall Street’s dark side is brilliantly portrayed by Stephen Frey. This is a high-stakes power play at its most ferocious level. Read it!”
–DONALD J. TRUMP

Shadow Account
“Action-packed . . . Bookkeeping chicanery, insider trading, and other big-business conspiracies abound.”
–The Wall Street Journal

“This is the sort of fiction that skates dangerously close to truth.”
–Los Angeles Times

“Deft suspense . . . wickedly good.”
–Forbes

Silent Partner
“Fast-moving, zestful, stirring . . . full of twists and surprises . . . 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 Sentinel