The First Billion, Christopher Reich
The First Billion, Christopher Reich
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The First Billion

Author: Christopher Reich

Narrator: James Daniels

Unabridged: 16 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/16/2017


Synopsis

The last thing Jett Gavallan would call himself was a hero. A fighter pilot in the Gulf War, he found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. Now Gavallan lives with the memory and the blame for what happened. But he is determined not to let it destroy him. He has created Black Jet Securities, an international financial consulting firm, in order to use his expertise to create enough wealth to do some good in the world. It's a noble goal, but Black Jet Securities' latest and most ambitious deal could destroy everything that Gavallan has worked so hard to build.On the surface it seems like a perfectly lucrative and legitimate business venture: bring a Russian high-tech company to the U.S. Stock Exchange. But the company's owner turns out to be one of the most ruthless bosses in the Russian Mafia whose plans go far beyond the Stock Exchange. Suddenly Gavallan is dead center in a world where hired armies fight a secret war, alliances are made if the price is right—and deals are sealed with murder. To outwit Kirov and his assassins, Gavallan will need to summon all the raw courage and cunning of the combat pilot he once was and this time he cannot afford to fail.

About Christopher Reich

Christopher Reich was born in Tokyo and grew up in Los Angeles. He was employed by the Bank of Switzerland where for many years he worked in the bank's private banking department in Geneva before joining the department of mergers and acquisitions in Zurich. In 1995, Reich decided to pursue writing full-time. Numbered Account, a New York Times bestseller, was his first novel. He lives in California with his wife and two daughters.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Toe on January 17, 2016

Book is boring. It failed to engage me, and two main problems come to mind. First, the characters are uninspired. John “Jett” Gavallan is the protagonist. His personal history is spotty: grew up poor in Texas near the Mexican border; joined the Air Force and flew stealth bombers; founded and heads B......more

Goodreads review by Jeffrey on July 02, 2011

Was surprised I enjoyed this as much as I did (perhaps because I bought it for a quarter as an old used library book). This is a great thriller that was really hard to put down.......more

Goodreads review by Franziska on July 05, 2024

Very fast paced story. Quite easy to read, but bitty because tracking different people in different places. I found the events increasingly unbelievable and began to think "Do I care anyway? As I am interested in finance and investing I liked the way the author clearly explained some aspects of finan......more

Goodreads review by Connie on October 03, 2011

THE FIRST BILLION by Christopher Reich is 10 cassettes in the audio version. It was read by James Daniels and is approximately 15 hours long. Description: In exactly six days, Jett Gavallan will take Russia's top media company public on the New York Stock Exchange. A former fighter pilot and now the C......more

Goodreads review by William on June 05, 2009

Interesting insight to the greedy IPO world and a nice mix with action and suspense; main character is a little too perfect and too rich....needed more flaws...puts entire fighter jet on AMEX....really!......more