If Tony Gould, head of international banking at the Manhattan Banking Corporation, can prod his fellow bankers to syndicate a one billion dollar loan to the African Republic of Maraka, the rewards are rich. His bank would rise to the top ranks in the New York banking world, and Tony would be one step closer to replacing Miles Vanderpane as Chairman and CEO. Tony has many obstacles to surmount: Maraka has natural resources, but is massively corrupt; its elite live like kings while most starve; and multinational corporations routinely bribe the government for a piece of the action. Closer to home, both the bank’s Risk Manager, who won’t approve the loan, and Vanderpane stand in Tony’s way. Then there are the obstacles which Tony does not anticipate, involving his wife, Maureen, and Samantha Vanderpane, the Chairman’s wife, who is a force to be reckoned with. Often satiric, Skim is a novel grounded in the real world of high-stakes banking. This absorbing story can serve as a cautionary tale as it illuminates the irresponsible behaviors underlying the near collapse of the banking system in 2008.

Skim: A Novel of International Banking Intrigue

Literature & Fiction

Gillotti, A.F.

Contemporary

Academy Chicago Publishers

In the novel George Evans, the title character and his friend Charles Fletcher both aspire to live the alluring life of an international banker in 1960s London.

George Evans

Literary

In the novel George Evans, the title character and his friend Charles Fletcher both aspire to live the alluring life of an international banker in 1960s London. Told in the form of a conversation between George and another old friend, this novel recounts the dual quest of George and Charles.After the devaluation of sterling in 1967 and the boom in shipping created by the Arab-Israeli war, Thomson, Guthrie decides it needs a shipping division, and appoints Charles and George to run it. Because Thomson, Guthrie is an American bank, Charles is named head and George is his number two. Through love affairs, familial connections, and a changing banking industry, George and Charles remain friends.

Who had shot down Paul Johansen on a deserted street in Oslo? Why would anyone plan with such precision the murder of an unimportant Norwegian shipowner? The police had no answers and neither did Johansen's Finance Director, John Henriksen, who had been left in charge of the firm. While Henriksen wanted to help find the murderer, his main task was to extricate the company from the ruinous financial commitments the dead man had made. Here is a highly unusual thriller set against a background which crackles with the insider's knowledge of shipping and finance.

Death of a Shipowner

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Marine Money, Inc.

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Skim: A Novel of International Banking Intrigue

George Evans

George Evans

Death of a Shipowner