an Edinburgh philosopher and well-meaning intervener in the affairs of others -- makes a comment that suggests the kind of entertainment "The Lost Art of Gratitude" is going to be. "Somebody had told her," Isabel muses, "that the essence of a good still life was the feeling it inspired that something was just on the point of happening. What was about to happen here?" Not much, it turns out. This literary still life will go on for 56 more pages before...

About to depart on his first vacation in years, Edward Wozny, a hot-shot young investment banker, is sent to help one of his firm's most important and mysterious clients. When asked to uncrate and organize a personal library of rare books, Edward's indignation turns to intrigue as he realizes that there may be a unique medieval codex hidden among the volumes, a treasure kept locked away for many years and for many reasons. As friends draw Edward into...

Steve, a gifted physician, and Meredith, an investment banker suffer urban trauma, a childless marriage and the irrestible forces that tear lives and hearts apart.

A business columnist at "New York" magazine explores the secret lives of college graduates working on Wall Street in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.

Refusing the advances of special agent Vaughn Roberts, the best man in her sister's wedding, investment banker Sidney Sinclair soon discovers that the sexy playboy, who won't take "no" for an answer, is after much more than just a one-night stand.

A female investment banker, fighting to rise to the top of the corporate ladder at a competitive Wall Street firm, navigates a controversial tech IPO in the post-financial crisis world, where loyalties are suspect, regulations are tight, but pressure to bring in "big money" remains high.

With rumors flying about the death of Fidel Castro, Christian Gillette is called in for a meeting with President Jesse Wood at Camp David to take part in secret negotiations with Cuban capitalists to ensure that changing policies favor U.S. interests.

"Kir 'Master' Vasiliev doesn’t care whether he lives or dies. He’s a burnt-out shell with no one and nothing but his club. Whatever Torpedo Ink needs, Master will put himself in harm’s way time after time. If he doesn’t make it back, he’s certain everyone will move on just fine. Investment banker Ambrielle Moore knows her own mind, and she’s not willing to settle for anyone. So when a second-rate gangster and his thugs try to coerce her...

Investment banker Conner Ashby is routinely checking his e-mail when he receives a missent message hinting at corporate fraud on an enormous scale. Shortly after viewing the e-mail, Ashby's apartment is ransacked and his mistress murdered. Determined to find the connection between the e-mail and the attempt on his own life, Ashby plunges into a world of high-stakes financial deception and danger.

Paul Ross accepts a job working on the legal team for his billionaire father-in-law's hedge fund and must determine where his loyalties lie when a scandal and a regulatory investigation threaten the family business.