Synopses & Reviews
Whatever the reasons for his gradual lapse into crime and his eventual disgrace, Guy Prime remains one of Louis Auchincloss's most engaging characters. Guy's gravest flaw appears not to be greed but rather a chronic tendency to misread human character. In this novel of character, Guy is the first to tell his side of the story, evoking the atmosphere of the Depression and the New Deal. Guy tries to justify his highly visible role and the double occasions of his crime and subsequent imprisonment, in the scandals that led to federal control of the American stock market. His memoir is followed by that of his former friend, Rex Greer, a straitlaced Wall Street banker, and finally by that of Angelica, Guy's ex-wife.