Thorndike Core: The Darlings (Hardcover)

from tututhefirst

Usually when I get an audio, I like to listen to the first 20-30 minutes (sort of like leafing through a book) to get a feel for the cadence, the characters, and a gist of the plot. At the 2 1/2 hour point, I had to force myself to turn off the audio so I could at least have a human conversation ...

from readingwithtea

"In his experience, it was usually the least assuming guy in the room who turned out to be the most interesting" Paul Ross lost his job with Wall Street's favourite law firm when US banks started going under, and when his hedge fund founding father-in-law Carter Darling offered him a job, he was ...

from pdebolt

The Darlings, set in post 9/11 NYC, is a riveting, thoroughly researched novel about a financial crisis involving billions of dollars invested in what was assumed to be a credible institution by many trusting investors. If it weren't for the economic chaos created by Bernie Madoff, this would be ...

from bookchickdi

I read this novel expecting it to be a take on the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. To a certain extent it was, being about a family whose work and family lives were entangled in a financial scandal. Carter Darling employed both of his sons-in-laws, one of whom was just along for the ride and one, Pau...

from donnambr

The Darlings sees high flying family the Darlings - who also happen to be the 'darlings' of the financial industry - go from riches to... well, not exactly rags but perhaps a few less luxury holidays and world class restaurants. Paul Ross seems a decent enough guy, who didn't try to game the fina...