First published 1975
The trading floor buzzes with activity as our protagonist navigates the cutthroat world of 1970s Wall Street. Stone places readers inside the mind of a financial professional who discovers that success in this arena demands compromises he never anticipated. The pressure mounts as deals grow larger and the stakes climb higher. Each transaction forces difficult decisions between personal ethics and professional advancement. Colleagues push boundaries while regulators circle closer. The protagonist must choose between the easy path that others have taken and a harder route that preserves his integrity. Stone captures the tension between ambition and conscience in an industry where both fortunes and reputations can vanish overnight. At its heart, this story examines what happens when someone realizes that the price of belonging may be too high to pay.
Genres: fiction, 20th-century, business, crime, contemporary, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: career-driven, moral-dilemma
Setting: Wall Street
Period: 1970s
Hardcover · Little Brown & Company