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Restitution

by Lee Vance

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ISBN13: 9780307279248
ISBN10: 0307279243
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Peter Tyler appears to have it all — a loving wife, a powerful job on Wall Street, a sprawling house in the suburbs. But in a moment of weakness, Peter indulges in a one-night stand with a beautiful trader. A few weeks later, his house is broken into and his wife brutally murdered. When the police discover Peter's infidelity, he immediately goes from grieving husband to prime suspect. Suddenly, it's up to Peter to prove his own innocence and find his wife's killer. Written with ferocity and at a lightning pace, Restitution marks the debut of an intelligent and exciting new novelist.

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"Relentlessly readable....Vance plays his own excruciatingly complex game with great finesse, balancing interior drama...with the spiraling complications of financial crimes and rip-snorting action." The New York Times Book Review

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"Like the best Hitchcock films, [Vance's] story keeps your head spinning from the first scene to the last."

Peter Spiegelman, author of Red Cat

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"A tantalizing debut steeped in the world of high finance." Portland Tribune

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"As intelligent as it is intense, Vance's gripping debut marks the beginning of what should be a long and illustrious career as an adrenaline-inducing wordsmith." Chicago Tribune

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"A true nail-biter of a first novel." The New York Sun

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"Vance parlays plot like a puzzle-master....A fast, complex thriller." Kirkus reviews
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About the Author

Lee Vance is a graduate of Harvard Business School and a retired general partner of Goldman Sachs Group. He lives in New York City with his wife, Cynthia, and their three children.
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Jeraldeans, October 19, 2008 (view all comments by Jeraldeans)
I enjoyed this book immensely. I read voraciously and this is one of the better books I've read lately. I am surprised that this is a first book as it does not have the awkwardness that many first books exhibit. One thing, I was challenged to enlarge my vocabulary as the writer uses many non-mainstream words and I had to consult a dictionary twice.

I was pleased to find that Mr. Vance used to work at Goldman Sachs as I have recently developed an interest in the stock market myself. Which leads me to comment on part of the plot regarding counterfeit stocks, etc. I did not really understand the mechanics of the billion dollar swindle. But that's ok, as I'm really good at suspending disbelief. I'm looking forward to the next thriller.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780307279248
Author:
Vance, Lee
Publisher:
Anchor Books
Subject:
Suspense
Subject:
Thrillers
Subject:
Popular Fiction-Suspense
Copyright:
2008
Edition Description:
Mass market paperback
Publication Date:
20080931
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
399
Dimensions:
6.88x4.18x1.17 in. .46 lbs.
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Product details 399 pages Anchor Books - English 9780307279248 Reviews:
"Review" by , "Relentlessly readable....Vance plays his own excruciatingly complex game with great finesse, balancing interior drama...with the spiraling complications of financial crimes and rip-snorting action."
"Review" by , "Like the best Hitchcock films, [Vance's] story keeps your head spinning from the first scene to the last."

Peter Spiegelman, author of Red Cat
"Review" by , "A tantalizing debut steeped in the world of high finance."
"Review" by , "As intelligent as it is intense, Vance's gripping debut marks the beginning of what should be a long and illustrious career as an adrenaline-inducing wordsmith."
"Review" by , "A true nail-biter of a first novel."
"Review" by , "Vance parlays plot like a puzzle-master....A fast, complex thriller."
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