New York (HedgeCo.net) – Former stockbroker, Norb Vonnegut (a cousin of the late Kurt Vonnegut) follows up his debut novel, Top Producer (2009), with a new tale of frighteningly plausible-sounding hi-jinx in the world of high finance. He delivers a recession-era nail-biter in Books: The Gods Of Greenwich (Minotaur Books, April 26 2011), the story of a super-powered hedge fund and a new employee who suspects a deadly secret behind its spectacular quarterly gains.
The Gods Of Greenwich follows the story of Jimmy Cusack, a tough kid from a blue-collar Boston upbringing who has made good on Wall Street and runs his own shop, is answering to his top investors who want out – now! Cy Leeser is planning a shorting-scheme to bring down one of Iceland’s largest banks. And Rachel Whittier is offing aging millionaires all over Manhattan.
Having seen his debts go through the roof, Jimmy, has to take a new job and there’s no time to be picky. Fortunately, Cy at LeeWell Capital wants Jimmy to work at his company in Greenwich, Connecticut (“ceremonial capital of Hedgistan”), a hedge fund that hasn’t posted losses in a decade. While Cy is a charismatic, high-powered financial dynamo-a god of Greenwich-it doesn’t take long for Jimmy to become embroiled in the sinister games he plays with markets, investors, and lives.
Vonnegut possesses the perfect resume for writing thrillers set in the rapacious financial world. Having earned an undergrad (magna cum laude) degree and an MBA from Harvard, Vonnegut worked at Silvercrest Asset Management as a Managing Director responsible for equity and fixed income portfolios. He has also worked for Morgan Stanley, PaineWebber, Kidder Peabody, and Chase Manhattan.
Editing By Alex Akesson
