Douglas Brunt
New York, NY. Simon & Schuster
275 pages
Have you ever wondered what was taking place on Wall Street leading up to the housing crash and Great Recession? Douglas Brunt with his debut novel and New York Times best seller offers up a compelling and dark look at life on Wall Street. This novel is narrated in first person through the eyes of Nick Farmer, a bond trader at Bear Sterns. The book is laid out in chronological order over the course of a single winter in New York, in which Nick, the troubled protagonist questions his love life, ethics, himself, and his career. Douglas Brunt’s writing style will have you tearing through the pages with little effort, as you keep reading to see what happens next. A