First published 2021
The trading floor pulses with energy as young Wall Street professionals climb toward unimaginable wealth in 1980s Manhattan. These ambitious men discover that money opens every door, grants access to anyone they desire, and makes them feel invincible. They live in a glittering world where excess knows no bounds and success seems guaranteed. But the financial world operates by rules that can shift without warning. One by one, these winners find themselves facing devastating losses. The same men who once commanded respect and wielded power must now confront a harsh new reality. As their fortunes collapse, they struggle to understand how quickly everything changed. Their journey takes them from New York's gleaming towers to Paris, Los Angeles, Italy, Las Vegas, and London. In each city, they grapple with the extremes of having everything and losing it all. Goolrick captures both the intoxicating rush of great wealth and the crushing weight of its absence, revealing how these men adapt when the game they mastered suddenly plays by different rules.
Genres: fiction, business, contemporary, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: rags-to-riches, rise-and-fall
Setting: Italy, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Manhattan, New York, Paris
Period: 1980s
1 pages · Audio CD · Highbridge Audio and Blackstone Publishing
Content warnings: addiction, depression, substance-abuse