Journalist Frank Verity must stop the murder of New York’s wealthiest when they’re targeted for revenge in Payback, the edge-of-your-seat financial thriller from Pulitzer Prize nominee and noted finance journalist Lawrence Light.
Bring down the billionaires . . .
A Wall Street billionaire, one of the four infamous “Medici Boys,” takes a swan dive from his high-floor Fifth Avenue apartment. Near the window from which he was thrown is a note: I AM COMING FOR ALL OF YOU.
With no leads and three of the city’s wealthiest men marked for death, the case detective turns to former CIA operative and New York reporter Frank Verity. Frank sees things others do not and knows firsthand that it takes money to fight money.
As Frank races to prevent the next murder of a financial titan, it’s clear these killers are hell-bent on revenge and ingenious at breaching the well-guarded billionaires’ security. One thing is certain—the wealthy rule this town, but maybe this time their billions can’t save them . . .
This fast-paced suspense thriller is perfect for fans of Lee Child, Dan Brown, the TV show Billions, and Michael Connelly’s Lincoln Lawyer series.
About the Author :
Lawrence Light is the author, with David Hagberg, of the thriller Crash. He also is the author of the Karen Glick series and a standalone noir novel, Ladykiller, with his wife, Meredith Anthony. His numerous short stories have appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, among many others. Larry is the past executive vice-president of Mystery Writers of America and now is MWA’s treasurer.
A noted financial journalist, he was part of a team that won the National Magazine Award and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He has served as investing editor of the Wall Street Journal, finance editor of Forbes, and corporate finance reporter at Bloomberg Businessweek.
Review :
Pulsating with high stakes, unimaginable wealth, dirty tricks and deadly revenge, Payback is a perfect thriller, driven by insider knowledge
Payback is a true winner, dishing up everything we could ask for in a thriller: a nonstop plot, a fascinating theme, and characters so real we feel we’ve met them, for good or for bad. All told is an assured and compelling literary voice. Think Jack Reacher meets Dan Brown meets Billions
Payback delivers a can’t-miss mix of corruption, revenge, and murder among New York’s wealthiest. Frank Verity, a hero with a complicated past and a dangerous future, is a guy Nick Heller would want to have a beer with—and hell, so would I
Crisp, brisk, and authoritative, Payback is a compelling and deliciously twisty thriller set in the world of Wall Street’s mega-rich. Great stuff from an author who knows the turf
Gritty, street smart, and entirely entertaining, Payback is the next best thing to walking the streets of New York. An exciting, propulsive tale well told
