His novels of big money and murder in the world of finance have earned New York Times bestselling author Stephen Frey a richly deserved reputation as a master of suspense who always delivers a high yield. Now he raises the stakes, and the risk factor, in a new thriller that pits a young Wall Street player against corporate conspiracy and White House intrigue—in a dangerous game of double crosses, dirty tricks, and deadly consequences.
An investment banker in the maverick firm Phenix Capital, Conner Ashby is doing all right for himself. At twenty-seven, he’s practically the right-hand man of the company’s founder—a wealthy old pro looking to make a big comeback on The Street while grooming Conner for a place at the top. Between his career and his gorgeous girlfriend, it’s a good life, with every indication of getting even better—until a wayward E-mail crosses Conner’s computer, and plunges his near-perfect world into a terrifying downward spiral.
“The ‘operation’ is way out of hand. If we don’t do something, it’s going to detonate.” It’s a communication not meant for Conner’s eyes, between people he doesn’t know, about a company he’s never heard of—a company that’s engaged in corporate fraud on a massive scale. With no way to trace the E-mail, it’s impossible for Conner to act on the volatile discovery. But with millions of dollars at stake, high-powered careers in the balance, and hell to pay if the truth comes out, whoever clicked the “send” button by mistake isn’t about to take any chances. And for Conner, the evening that began in the arms of a beautiful woman ends in a harrowing race for his life.
As he follows a twisting trail of misdeeds and misinformation that stretches nationwide, Conner slowly uncovers a shocking plot as undeniably real as the gunshot wound in his arm. Now, surviving will mean struggling to expose the truth as relentlessly as his shadowy enemies seek to conceal it— and fighting for his life as ruthlessly as those determined to end it.
At every unexpected turn, Shadow Account deftly reveals Stephen Frey’s many and considerable gifts: his genius for plotting, his mastery of suspense, and his unmatched insight into the dark territory where finance meets felony, money meets mortality, and profit and loss are matters of life and death.
From the Hardcover edition.
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坦白讲,这本书的开篇稍微有些慢热,需要读者跨过最初的门槛。但是,一旦你被作者拉入那个特定的世界观,你就再也无法回头了。我特别欣赏作者如何巧妙地运用非线性叙事手法,将过去和现在交织在一起,让真相像碎片一样散落在不同的时间点上。这种叙事结构不仅增加了阅读的挑战性,更重要的是,它模拟了记忆和创伤的破碎性,让角色和读者的体验同步了。书中的情感表达非常克制,没有夸张的煽情,但正是这种内敛的力量,让每一次情感爆发都显得震撼人心。它更像是一部关于“沉默的重量”的史诗,探讨了那些深埋心底、不愿被提及的秘密是如何影响着一个人一生的轨迹。
评分这本书的故事情节简直像一团解不开的迷雾,引人入胜却又让人感到一丝不安。作者的笔触细腻入微,将角色的内心挣扎和环境的压抑感描绘得淋漓尽致。我仿佛能感受到主角每一次呼吸之间的犹豫和恐惧,那种身处险境却又无法挣脱的无力感,实在太真实了。书中的世界构建得极其复杂,充满了各种错综复杂的人际关系和潜在的危险。读到一半的时候,我甚至停下来,反复思考那些看似不经意的细节,试图拼凑出事情的全貌,结果却发现自己离真相越来越远。这种挑战读者智力的写作方式,虽然有时让人感到挫败,但最终带来的那种豁然开朗的体验,是其他许多作品无法比拟的。我尤其欣赏作者在叙事节奏上的把控,张弛有度,高潮迭起,让人根本舍不得放下。
评分初读此书,我几乎立刻就被那种冷峻而又充满哲思的叙事风格所吸引。它不像那种快节奏的商业小说,更像是一部精心打磨的艺术品,每一个段落都值得细细品味。作者似乎对人性的幽暗面有着深刻的洞察,笔下的人物并非简单的善恶二元对立,而是充满了灰色地带,他们的每一个决定背后都有着复杂的动机和沉重的代价。我特别喜欢作者在描写环境氛围时所使用的意象,那些冰冷、疏离的场景,完美地烘托了故事主题中的异化感。读完之后,这本书在我脑海中留下的不是一个简单的故事结局,而是一连串关于存在、选择和宿命的深刻叩问。这需要读者有一定的耐心和思考深度才能完全领会其精髓,但回报绝对是值得的。
评分天哪,我得说,这本书的文风简直是为那些热衷于悬疑和心理惊悚的读者量身定做的“精神按摩”。我通常很容易猜到情节的走向,但这本书,它完全出乎我的意料!每一次我认为自己抓住了线索,作者就会用一个意想不到的转折将我打回原点。最妙的是,那些看似无关紧要的对话和场景,到最后都会成为解开谜团的关键。它不是靠血腥场面来营造紧张感,而是通过步步紧逼的心理压力,让你从内到外感到寒冷。我承认,有那么几章我不得不反复阅读,不是因为我没看懂,而是因为那种细思极恐的感觉让我必须慢下来,去感受那种被精心设计的陷阱一步步包围的体验。这绝对是近年来读过的最让人“烧脑”的一部作品。
评分这本书读起来就像是潜入深海,越往下,压力越大,色彩越发斑斓诡异。作者在构建这个世界时所展现出的那种宏大叙事能力令人敬佩,它不仅仅是一个关于个体的故事,更像是一个社会寓言,探讨了权力结构和底层抗争的永恒主题。我特别喜欢其中几处场景的描绘,那种强烈的视觉冲击力,几乎让我感觉自己就是现场的目击者。语言的运用非常精准有力,如同手术刀一般切割着表面现象,直达核心的虚伪。唯一的“缺点”(如果这能算缺点的话)是,它留给读者的解读空间实在太大了,以至于合上书本后,我仍然无法完全确定作者的最终意图是什么。这迫使我不断地在不同读者的评论之间游走,试图从中找到共鸣,但最终发现,最好的答案或许就在自己的内心深处。
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