Synopses & Reviews
U.S. defense intelligence operative Kate Molares is investigating a suspicious international money trail.
Her instincts place her at the center of a plot involving a terrifying new kind of terrorism—financial terrorism— perpetrated by a suave, handsome Middle Eastern hedge fund mogul. His goal is to wreck the West by bringing the global economy to its knees.
Kate's mission takes her from the defense intelligence command center on the outskirts of Washington, D.C. to the oil-fueled economy of Caracas, Venezuela; from the Beaux-Arts buildings of Old Havana in Cuba to a hedge fund kings magnificent back-country estate in Greenwich, Connecticut; from the United Nations to the site of a deadly Islamic conspiracy in the Iberian Peninsula.
Kate is in a race against time to fit together the pieces of this global puzzle…or risk the catastrophic destruction of the worlds financial markets.
Review
"A financial apocalyptic thriller full of surpries and insider knowledge. A terrific read!"
--Douglas Preston, New York Times bestselling author of Impact
“A disturbing peek into the future…A cautionary tale and a wake-up call. Lets hope its being read by the right people in Washington.”
--Nelson DeMille, New York Times bestselling author of The Lion
“A harrowing, hair-raising tale which I fear is ripped from tomorrows headlines.”
--David Hagberg, New York Times bestselling author of The Cabal
“A tremendously exciting story…The Fund is white knuckle writing grounded in the dark truths of international finance.”
--Whitley Strieber, New York Times bestselling author of Hybrids
"A riveting international financial thriller."
--Dr. Peter F. Krogh, Dean Emeritus, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
"A page-turner ... tense, thrilling, passionate, suspenseful."
--Paul B. Farrell, J.D., Ph.D, MarketWatch.com columnist and author of The Lazy Persons Guide to Investing
Review
“The Fund contains more geopolitical villainy than boardroom jousting…a sprawling book with bailout-size stakes: bomb plots, biological terrorism and attacks on the Federal Reserve.”
—The New York Times
"A financial apocalyptic thriller full of surprises and insider knowledge. A terrific read!"
—Douglas Preston, New York Times bestselling author of Impact
“A disturbing peek into the future… A cautionary tale and a wake-up call. Lets hope its being read by the right people in Washington”.
—Nelson DeMille, New York Times bestselling author of The Lion
“The authors skill in storytelling is evident from the first page and makes flipping each new page addictive. The climax and resolution hold a wealth of alarming surprises. The question may arise: How likely is the threat of this fictional story becoming tomorrows horrific headlines?”
—The Roanoke Times
Synopsis
U.S. defense intelligence operative Kate Molares is investigating a suspicious international money trail. Her instincts place her at the center of a plot involving a frightening new kind of terrorism—financial terrorism— perpetrated by a handsome Middle Eastern hedge fund mogul. His goal is to bring the global economy to its knees.
Kates mission takes her from D.C. to Venezuela, from Cuba to Connecticut. She must race to piece together this global puzzle…or risk the catastrophic destruction of the worlds financial markets.
About the Author
H. T. NAREA, an international investment banker, has focused his career on global financial markets. During his twenty-plus years of experience, which includes his tenure as a principal at JPMorgan Chase in New York, Narea has advised governments, companies, and banks around the world on debt restructuring, infrastructure projects, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, debt trading, and syndicated finance. He is a graduate of Georgetown University, where he also teaches international finance. Narea got his start in fiction by researching and editing several books by his father-in-law, Paul Erdman, the New York Times bestselling creator of the financial thriller.
The Fund is Nareas first novel. His familys roots are in Chile and Spains Basque Country, and he has lived in Brazil, Venezuela, and Thailand.