First published 2010
Michael Cantella has built the perfect life by age thirty-five. He works as a rising star at Saxton Silvers, Wall Street's top investment bank. He has a beautiful new wife and substantial wealth. Four years ago, his first wife Ivy disappeared during their honeymoon in the Bahamas, but Michael has moved forward. On the eve of his birthday, he logs into his computer to check his investment accounts. Every balance reads zero. Someone has stolen his entire fortune. A cryptic email arrives with three words: "Just as planned." Michael's employer Saxton Silvers faces bankruptcy. FBI agents investigate him as the prime suspect. His second marriage crumbles. Mysterious messages from someone called "JBU" appear on his computer. Michael realizes he has been framed in an elaborate scheme of corporate espionage. The evidence points to his vanished first wife Ivy as a central figure in his destruction. Michael must discover whether Ivy has returned from whatever fate befell her in the Bahamas, and why she would orchestrate his complete ruin.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Bahamas, Saxton Silvers, Wall Street
Period: 21st-century
368 pages · Hardcover · Harper