The Insider
By (Author) Ava McCarthy
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
20th April 2010
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
496
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 30mm
330g
A cutting-edge international debut thriller set in the world of hackers, techno-thieves and inside traders, for fans of John Grisham.
Henrietta 'Harry' Martinez lost her investment banker father, Sal, at a young age. He taught her everything he knew about taking risks and calculating odds. But Sal made a bad gamble when he went into business with 'The Prophet', an anonymous trader who claims Harry owes him, now her father's jailed for fraud.
It's twelve million euros. Or her life.
With no money and little time, Harry must track down Sal's crooked partners and escape the people on her trail journalists, police and hired killers. But Harry has her own skills, honed by her father, skills her enemies haven't anticipated. Now, from the London Stock Exchange to the casinos of the Bahamas, the chase is on. The stakes are high. And the bets are off
What a delight. the tang of authenticity comes off every page Daily Mail
A thrilling read from a promising new author Sun
An edge-of-your-seat thriller McCarthy cranks the tension like an experienced pro one of the most likeable heroines I've read in a long time Irish Independent
'Gripping the tech details ring frighteningly true, the twists in the tight plot are smarta storming debut thriller in Harry Martinez, the writer has a strong, attractive and super-smart central character who is ripe for another adventure' Irish Times
By Ava McCarthy