Financial Fiction

A.F.M. è un lobbista. Uno di quelli bravi, che conoscono tutti, che lavora nel posto giusto per fare affari: la Milano cinica e spietata nella quale il denaro circola senza limiti. Caustico, con una ironia che sfocia nel sarcasmo e nel dileggio, si muove a suo agio in un mondo fatto di giochi sporchi, infamie giornalistiche, avvenimenti tanto scandalosi da risultare ridicoli.

Waves of crime were washing the shores of Kenosha by Lake Michigan. Could the police solve the crimes before the next person got hurt? Teressa LeRoy, a young worker at Kenosha Public Library used to rescue street children on her own time. She went missing on the gala night from her workplace and Detective Nathan Adams was assigned the case to find her. One afternoon the gown that Teressa wore on the gala night was found hung on a bookshelf of the library. On another evening, some of the children saw a ghost in the library. One morning, a mangled body appeared in the Library Park and ...

Discover Financial Fives, the game-changing book that revolutionizes personal finance with its refreshingly engaging approach, providing you with a treasure trove of practical advice, money-saving strategies, and invaluable tips to take control of your financial future.

For New Yorker Nick Dalca, wealth is a birthright. But his perfect life is starting to crumble. During a flight to Europe, his private jet goes missing with his wife and son aboard. They are presumed dead. Having no one left, Nick makes a shocking decision: to negotiate the sale of his business conglomerate, a deal which may turn him into one of the richest men in the world. Faced with making many decisions alone, he is drawn to his longtime secretary, Anne. She has one special gift. A gift that can radically alter his destiny.

In the beginning was Jacqueline, and crossings on the Star Ferry with warm Hong Kong breezes blowing strands of long, black hair across her face as her eyes gazed into his. When investment banker Alexander “Dusty” Street returns to Hong Kong 20 years later, everybody wants him to save a huge acquisition, stabilize panicking financial markets, and return home to New York. The choice is obvious, until the love of his life reappears.

In Ma, What’s Investing, Si, Elz, and Wizzy help their Ma to plant a garden. Excited to make money from selling extra produce, the children talk about what they want to spend it on. Ma suggests they invest instead, but the children aren’t sure what investing means. With a charming story about a garden and two neighbors different approaches to caring for their crops, Ma teaches the children about investing. Through the analogy of planting different seeds at different times, she teaches diversity in not only the garden or investing money, but also in one’s self.

A USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Private Investigator Clint Shockey is on the trail of a savage killer whose cruelty knows no bounds. Shockey is quickly swept up in a shocking case that takes him on a whirlwind of jaw-dropping twists and turns. PYTHON is the first book in a brand-new series of stories that are impossible to put down with pages that seem to turn themselves. "Ames is a sensation among readers who love fast-paced thrillers." -MysteryTribune

It's one year after the 9/11 attacks, and court reporter Alex Vane is fighting to break into the flashy world of TV news. But when he uncovers the scoop of a lifetime, his tightly controlled world is rocked: His editor buries his story, a source turns up dead, and Alex finds himself at the center of a violent media conspiracy. As he receives tips from a mysterious source, Alex enlists the help of a captivating professor, Camila Gray.

Michael Limmerburg, Besitzer der größten Buchmacherfirma Englands, hat sich durch betrügerische Machenschaften ein Vermögen aufgebaut. Doch als er wegen unsauberer Manipulationen vor den Jockeyklub-Ausschuss geladen wird, wittert Anthony, bekannt als "der Preller", seine Chance. Mit einem raffinierten Plan will er Limmerburgs unrechtmäßig erworbenes Geld abschöpfen und ihm eine Lektion erteilen. Der Buchmacher glaubt, den Ausgang des Rennens kontrollieren zu können – dabei ahnt er nicht, dass er selbst das Ziel eines raffinierten Betrugs ist.

MURDER IS ON TAP. When a history professor at Marquette University is murdered, Private Investigator Burr Ashland takes on the case. Burr's investigation plunges him into a violent struggle not just between the present and the past, but between good and evil. It turns out that the dead professor had uncovered some very valuable information about one of the city's wealthiest families, and someone will do anything to keep the truth buried forever. "BEER MONEY is intoxicating!" - Amazon.com "Dan Ames is a sensation among Kindle owners who love fast-paced thrillers." -Mystery Tribune "Swept me ...

“Fast-paced, original, engaging…” New York Times bestselling author Thomas Perry Private Investigator John Rockne is determined to find out who is responsible for the brutal murder of a young man in Grosse Pointe. A contract killer known only as The Spook wants to keep the truth buried forever. Rockne quickly uncovers a series of dark secrets with ties to his own tortured past. HARD ROCK is a thrilling conclusion to the bestselling crime novel DEAD WOOD. “The first private eye novel in a long time that just swept me along for the ride.” Edgar-nominated author Craig McDonald

A #1 Mystery in both the US and the UK. Mary Cooper is back, and this time she's searching for a killer who seems to enjoy playing with his victims' minds as much as he does with their lives. The book begins with the brutal slaying of a corporate executive under circumstances that can only be considered bizarre. Mary is hired to find out who killed him, and why. Soon, she is caught up in the often lurid world of celebrity psychologists and their infamous patients. "Mary Cooper is a riot!" - Amazon.com

This book not only challenges what many people think is required to become wealthy, but it exposes the financial planning industry's tactics which are often used to make themselves wealthy at their clients expense. It also poses many questions the author faced at the beginning of his journey to millionaire status, such as "If your financial planner can show you how to become wealthy and live the life of your dreams, then why haven't they done it themselves?"

Research shows that money habits are set by age seven, yet this important topic is often neglected. The Moneytopia series is designed to help teach invaluable money habits and concepts in easy-to-understand, child-friendly terms. This fun story follows along with a bunny, a bear, and a fox as they’re given a school assignment to earn “Topians”, the book’s fun term for money. Your child will learn the three key elements to earning money—a lesson that’ll last a lifetime.

In the shady world of investing, Kyle Carlisle finds himself in a rather mundane spot of mostly dealing with newbies who like to break the rules. That's all about to change when the job of his dreams comes his way. GenX, a biotech firm that specializes in virus and vaccine research, also mines its own cryptocurrency RedKoin. Amy Pandemos is its young and beautiful CEO, who tracks down Kyle to have him run the crypto operation.

Eine junge Bankerin gegen die Strippenzieher der Finanzwelt: Im 3. Teil der brandaktuellen Thriller-Reihe von Bestseller-Autor Veit Etzold geht es um noch mehr Geld und noch dunklere Geschäfte. Viel Zeit bleibt der jungen Bankerin Laura Jacobs aus Berlin nicht, um sich von der fingierten Mord-Anklage zu erholen, mit der man sie aus dem Verkehr ziehen wollte: Ihr Arbeitgeber scheint in einen katastrophalen Skandal verwickelt, bei dem die Altersversorgung von Millionen von Deutschen auf dem Spiel steht.

MEURTRES, VOLS, TRAHISONS : LES EFFETS DÉLÈTERES DE L'APPÂT DU GAIN. Dans cette famille bourgeoise et rangée du second empire, la soirée s'annonce des plus tranquilles : Vincent Favoral, caissier de la banque Thaller, reçoit quelques habitués à dîner en famille. Elle vire au drame lorsque Thaller fait irruption en accusant Favoral de détournement de fonds. Favoral paniqué, et encouragé par son patron à se soustraire à la police, s'enfuit. C'est la stupéfaction parmi les convives. Favoral passait en effet pour un homme probe et ordonné, scrupuleux jusqu'à l'excès.

Love. Betrayal. Vengeance . . . and a dirty little secret. Colin Taylor rose from humble beginnings to the rarefied heights of Chicago’s financial elite. But plans for a worry-free life with his stunning wife Amy are shattered when a former exotic dancer is found brutally murdered in her apartment, and all clues lead back to him. Now Colin has become a target in a terrifying turn of events where no one should be trusted. Targeting him is the Negotiator, the world’s greatest contract killer— who has an ultimatum: launder 38 million or watch his family die. The threat becomes ...

Rhoda West has the world at her feet. As the luminously charismatic CEO of Radical, a fast-growing start-up, Rhoda has built a wellness company whose core mission is the betterment of women’s lives. But just as Radical announces the latest fundraising round that will take it over the top, an anonymous Twitter account begins revealing the company’s secrets and starts questioning its beliefs and approach, and Rhoda herself. Is Rhoda really the nurturing leader that she presents to the world, or a fraud on a mission to exploit the women she claims to want to help?

Eine junge Bankerin gegen die Strippenzieher der Finanzwelt: Im 3. Teil der brandaktuellen Thriller-Reihe von Bestseller-Autor Veit Etzold geht es um noch mehr Geld und noch dunklere Geschäfte. Viel Zeit bleibt der jungen Bankerin Laura Jacobs aus Berlin nicht, um sich von der fingierten Mord-Anklage zu erholen, mit der man sie aus dem Verkehr ziehen wollte: Ihr Arbeitgeber scheint in einen katastrophalen Skandal verwickelt, bei dem die Altersversorgung von Millionen von Deutschen auf dem Spiel steht.