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    Tento autor skúma zložité svety vysokých financií a národnej politiky, pričom sa zameriava na napínavé zápletky a vplyv korporátnych machinácií. S nedávnym posunom smerom k témam stretu človeka s prírodou a odklonom od washingntonských kulís, jeho diela ponúkajú nový pohľad na hrdinov bojujúcich proti živlom. Jeho štýl je charakteristický plynulým rozprávaním, ktoré čitateľa vtiahne do centra diania, či už sa odohráva na Wall Street, alebo v divokej prírode. Skúsenosti z finančného sveta dodávajú jeho románom autenticitu a hĺbku, čo z neho robí jedinečného rozprávača príbehov o moci, intrigách a prežití.

    Frey Stephen
    The Insider
    Odkaz
    Bankéř
    Miliónová pasca
    Fond supov
    Vo veľkom štýle
    • Vo veľkom štýle

      • 276 stránok
      • 10 hodin čítania

      Finančné génius Andrew Falcon sa cíti byť vystavený konšpirácii, keď sa po ukončení prestížneho zamestnania v najväčšej investičnej banke v New Yorku rozhodne založiť vlastnú firmu. To, že nie je najvýznamnejšou obeťou tajomného tajného spolku 'Sedem', mu pri najdôležitejšej transakcii jeho života veľmi nepomáha.

      Vo veľkom štýle
      3,9
    • Fond supov

      • 274 stránok
      • 10 hodin čítania

      Thriller o tom, ako sa zakladajú podvodné fondy, ako vplývajú na burzu a ničia podniky. Čo všetko musia robiť právnici, kým prídu na to, ako sú tieto fondy zakamuflované vo veľkých koncernoch, a ako ich chránia tí, čo pracujú na najvyšších vládnych miesta

      Fond supov
      3,8
    • Bankéř

      • 292 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania

      Svět vysokých financí, v němž se dají vydělat miliony i přijít o všechno, případně i o život, je ukázán na osudu mladého nadaného bankéře. V investičním bankovnictví se točí miliardy, ale také dělá vysoká politika a ovlivňuje osud národů. Bezohledné transaskce, intriky, dokonce i vraždy. Tak vidí tento svět americký autor, který je sám viceprezidentem banky.

      Bankéř
      4,4
    • Odkaz

      • 269 stránok
      • 10 hodin čítania

      Napínavý román připomene autentické události kolem atentátu na prezidenta Kennedyho a uvede čtenáře do temného zákulisí politických machinací. Cole Egan pracuje jako burzovní makléř v prestižní firmě. Poslední dobou se mu ale příliš nedaří. Když zemře Coleův otec, najde jeho syn klíček od bezpečnostní schránky, která obsahuje videokazetu s nahrávkou atentátu na prezidenta Kennedyho, unikátním snímkem, jenž zmizel z tajných archivů CIA. Cole shání nutně peníze, a tak se pokusí využít tento materiál k vydírání. Okamžitě se tak stává nepohodlnou osobou pro spiklence, kteří stáli v pozadí slavného atentátu.

      Odkaz
      4,2
    • The Insider

      • 356 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania

      Ambition. Greed. Blackmail. Murder. All before the opening bell. Hungry to play in the big leagues, Jay West lands a coveted position with a powerful Wall Street investment firm, working as the handpicked protégé of the successful, charismatic Oliver Mason. But Jay soon suspects that Oliver's stellar track record is more than a result of hard work or good luck. The man seems to have everything--including a violent temper and a boundless desire for money and prestige. Then a trusted coworker is brutally murdered. With a conspiracy of deceit and corruption closing around him, Jay races to untangle the sordid lies that have quickly and too conveniently blackened his name. Trusting no one, Jay must rely on his own cunning and wits to stay in the game--and to stay alive.

      The Insider
      3,6
    • Shadow Account

      • 384 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania

      Novels about vast wealth and murders in the financial world have earned Stephen Frey a reputation as a master of suspense. In this new thriller, he raises the stakes by pitting a young Wall Street player against a corporate conspiracy and intrigues within the White House. The protagonist, Conner Ashby, is an investment banker at the independent firm Phenix Capital, achieving success at just 27 as the right hand of the company's founder. His life seems idyllic until he stumbles upon a stray email that plunges his world into chaos. Following a twisted trail of wrongdoing and misinformation across the United States, Conner uncovers a shocking conspiracy that is as real as the shotgun wound in his arm. Survival now means revealing the truth while his enemies attempt to conceal it. With each unexpected twist, Frey's inexhaustible talent for suspense and plot unfolds, enriched by his deep knowledge of the financial world. Conner's fight for survival becomes relentless, drawing the reader into a captivating and dangerous realm where truth and lies intertwine with individual destinies.

      Shadow Account
      3,6
    • Ultimate Power

      • 304 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania

      American financial and political powers collide and conspire in a breakneck thriller from New York Times bestselling author Stephen Frey. Andrew Falcon Jr. is the youngest hedge-fund manager to make partner at a powerful investment bank on Wall Street. His career is soaring, and his financial future is secured. But with fortune comes a high price. Just as Falcon thought life couldn't get better, his niece Claire is kidnapped--yet her abductors have no interest in money. They want information. In exchange for Claire's safe return, Falcon must dig deep into his firm's affairs, uncovering secrets worse than he could ever imagine. He discovers a conspiracy tied to the US government--a rogue faction is manipulating the American people to establish a new order. Now facing impossible odds and a plot that goes all the way up to the nation's leaders, Falcon must find a way to save not only his family but also his country.

      Ultimate Power
      3,7
    • The Day Trader

      • 347 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania

      Augustus McKnight senses his dead-end life is about to change when he makes a shrewd online investment and earns an impressive windfall. But before he can tell his wife about his success, she reveals an adulterous affair and demands a divorce. A day later, she is found brutally murdered- leaving Augustus as the sole beneficiary of her million-dollar life insurance policy. To escape his anguish, Augustus plunges into the world of the full-time day trader-and discovers that he has become both a pawn in a complex game of manipulation . . . and the target of a twisted quest for revenge. Now, he's not only gambling with his fortune, but with his life.

      The Day Trader
      3,8
    • Absolute Proof

      • 304 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania

      Cole Egan's estranged father dies, leaving Cole the key to a safety deposit box. Inside the box Cole finds a videotape of the JFK assassination - filmed from the other side of Dealey Plaza. The tape offers absolute proof that Lee Harvey Oswald hadn't acted alone, if at all.

      Absolute Proof
      3,7
    • A deathbed reconciliation with his estranged father brings Bo Hancock home to make amends for the wild ways that turned him into a political liability. Once the black sheep of Connecticut's most influential clan, Bo is now back at the helm of Warfield Capital, the multibillion dollar investment firm at the heart of his family dynasty. But his return sparks a rapid-fire chain of events that could destroy the family and its vast fortune.First, Warfield is left vulnerable to every Wall Street shark out to make a killing. Then a sudden rash of real killings forces Bo to confront the specter of a sinister conspiracy—and brings him face-to-face with one shocking truth after another, shattering the world and the family he thought he knew, leaving him utterly alone and running for his life. . . .

      Trust Fund
      3,7
    • The Legacy

      • 373 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania

      When he receives word that his estranged father has died, Cole Egan also discovers that he has inherited a previously unknown videotape of John F. Kennedy's assassination

      The Legacy
      3,7
    • When her boss dies in the middle of an investigation of a high profile candidate for the Senate, Jesse Hayes, a young tax agent, uncovers evidence to back up her suspicions that the military is somehow involved, and begins to attract unwelcome attention from powerful quarters. From the author of THE VULTURE FUND. Reissued.

      The Inner Sanctum
      3,7
    • Silent Partner

      • 363 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania

      When Angela Day is offered the opportunity of a lifetime by Jake Lawrence, one of the world's wealthiest entrepreneurs, she discovers the dangers of unlimited power, influence, and riches as enemies target him-- and anyone around him--for death

      Silent Partner
      3,7
    • The fourth order

      • 336 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania

      The chief financial officer of a leading energy company, Michael Rose is working overtime to acquire a global information technology company, unaware that the corporation serves as a cover for intelligence agencies.

      The fourth order
      3,7
    • Preparing for a dangerous snowstorm in rural Wisconsin, sheriff Paul Summers finds his efforts hampered by the arrival of a mysterious group of criminals, a suspicious disappearance, rumors of cult activity, and the murder of a former lover.

      Heaven's Fury
      3,5
    • Jury Town

      • 352 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania

      Even the most incorruptible juror can be unwittingly influenced by others' opinions in the digital age, but more sinister forces are at work: jury tampering has reached all-time highs. Unexpected verdicts are coming down more and more often, indicating that shadowy groups may be blackmailing jurors--and leaving the American justice system in shambles. Is impartiality even possible anymore? Victoria Lewis, former governor of Virginia, thinks it is--and she has a plan to fix the broken system. Her home state is about to select two hundred citizens to become full-time jurors. Those chosen will live in a refurbished prison for two years, where they'll be completely isolated from society and protected from all outside influences. But someone always finds a way to cheat the system. And when a deadly political conspiracy reveals corruption that poisons even the highest echelons of government, everything Victoria has created stands on the brink of destruction. Can she protect the jurors, the justice system--or even herself?

      Jury Town
      3,6
    • Spotting a remarkable minor-league ballplayer, unhappily retired Yankees scout Jack Barrett hopes to re-enter his former life by bringing the young athlete into the big leagues, an effort that is challenged by the boy's bad attitude and a dangerous secret.

      Forced Out
      3,3
    • Forced Out

      a novel

      • 480 stránok
      • 17 hodin čítania

      Three men. Three secrets. One chance at redemption. In this gripping thriller by a bestselling author, life and death unfold against the backdrop of America’s beloved game. In Sarasota, Florida, Jack Barrett, a former scout for the New York Yankees, is struggling to find purpose after retirement. His daughter convinces him to watch a local minor-league game, where he discovers Mikey Clemant, a talented player with a troubled attitude. Jack sees in Mikey a potential path back to success, but the young man harbors a secret that threatens to derail Jack’s plans and possibly endanger his life. Meanwhile, in Queens, New York, Johnny Bondano serves as the top hitman for the Lucchesi crime family. Cold and ruthless, he operates with a strict moral code. Tasked with eliminating a man responsible for the death of a crime boss's grandson, Johnny suspects there’s more to the assignment than he’s been told. Questioning his orders could lead to dire consequences. As the lives of these three men intersect, their loyalties are tested, and their dreams clash with violent outcomes. This tightly woven tale of suspense showcases a masterful storyteller at work, delivering a relentless and thrilling narrative.

      Forced Out