Make-or-break decisions involving millions of dollars
are all in a day’s work for Christian Gillette, chairman of
Everest Capital, New York’s most renowned private
equity firm. He’s taken on the toughest, most powerful,
and often most dangerous adversaries and prevailed-
all the while honing his skill for being cool under fire,
literally. But now Gillette will be put to the ultimate
test. He’s offered the chance to seal a deal unlike any
other, one that goes beyond boardrooms, balance
sheets, and even Everest itself-one that will leave its
mark on history.
Gillette is no stranger to Jesse Wood, the first African
American president of the United States, having been
Wood’s chosen running mate in his historic bid for the
White House. Though still slightly upset over being
dropped from the ticket at the eleventh hour, Gillette’s
not about to ignore the chief executive’s summons to a
top-secret meeting at Camp David. There, Wood drops
a bombshell: The president of Cuba is dead. Cuba’s
communist regime has kept the dictator’s demise hush
while it races to fill the power vacuum. And the United
States is poised to support a cabal of Cuban professionals plotting a coup. The President wants Gillette to meet with the conspirators and size up the chances for a successful capitalist revolution. But by no means can his mission be traced back to the White House. If anything goes wrong, Gillette is on his own.
And if certain people have their way, something will go wrong. For the conspiracy to liberate Cuba isn’t the only one afoot. Enemies in high places, who will go to any lengths to wreak revenge on Gillette and to unseat President Wood, have set in motion a campaign of deception, sabotage, and murder whose shockwaves will resonate from the streets of Havana to the Oval Office. But for Gillette, who has just named his alluring and ambitious protégé, Allison Wallace, as his successor at Everest, the greatest peril may lie much closer to home.
are all in a day’s work for Christian Gillette, chairman of
Everest Capital, New York’s most renowned private
equity firm. He’s taken on the toughest, most powerful,
and often most dangerous adversaries and prevailed-
all the while honing his skill for being cool under fire,
literally. But now Gillette will be put to the ultimate
test. He’s offered the chance to seal a deal unlike any
other, one that goes beyond boardrooms, balance
sheets, and even Everest itself-one that will leave its
mark on history.
Gillette is no stranger to Jesse Wood, the first African
American president of the United States, having been
Wood’s chosen running mate in his historic bid for the
White House. Though still slightly upset over being
dropped from the ticket at the eleventh hour, Gillette’s
not about to ignore the chief executive’s summons to a
top-secret meeting at Camp David. There, Wood drops
a bombshell: The president of Cuba is dead. Cuba’s
communist regime has kept the dictator’s demise hush
while it races to fill the power vacuum. And the United
States is poised to support a cabal of Cuban professionals plotting a coup. The President wants Gillette to meet with the conspirators and size up the chances for a successful capitalist revolution. But by no means can his mission be traced back to the White House. If anything goes wrong, Gillette is on his own.
And if certain people have their way, something will go wrong. For the conspiracy to liberate Cuba isn’t the only one afoot. Enemies in high places, who will go to any lengths to wreak revenge on Gillette and to unseat President Wood, have set in motion a campaign of deception, sabotage, and murder whose shockwaves will resonate from the streets of Havana to the Oval Office. But for Gillette, who has just named his alluring and ambitious protégé, Allison Wallace, as his successor at Everest, the greatest peril may lie much closer to home.
The Head Of A Renowned Financial Firm Faces A Campaign Of Deception, Sabotage And Murder As He Tries To Seal A Deal Unlike Any Other
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-Los Angeles Times Book Review
“A prolific writer of best-selling thrillers concocts a flat-out page-turner…”
-The Seattle Post
“Frey’s writing is so vivid and the action so fast-paced you’ll want to stick around for the ride.”
-Newsweek
“Author Stephen Frey enlivens finance the way Patricia Cornwell does forensic science.”
-Forbes
“High-stakes power play at its most ferocious level. Read it!”
-Donald J. Trump on The Chairman
“John Grisham meets Robert Ludlum on Wall Street in this fast-paced thriller”
-USA Today on THE TAKEOVER
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