Leverage : A Novel

An exciting and timely debut of an original voice. People, Best Books of the Month

A hotshot hedge fund employee on Wall Street must risk everything to save his joband his lifein this hilarious and scathing (Chicago magazine) satire about power, ambition, and the corrupting influence of the almighty dollar.

In this masterpiece (CrimeReads) and finalist for the Barry Award for Best First Mystery, Ali Al Jafar is a rising star at notorious hedge fund Prism Capital, but fortunes change fast on Wall Street. When his biggest investment goes up in smoke, Al loses $300 millionand his fragile sense of self-worthin a single afternoon. Hes certain hell be fired, but Prisms obscenely rich and politically connected founder isnt that merciful. Instead, he gives Al an impossible ultimatum: recover the lost money in three months or become the fall guy for the governments insider trading investigation.

Desperate and depressed, Al turns to high finances dark side, where he battles back-stabbing coworkers and cutthroat competitors and digs himself into an even deeper hole. As the clock winds down and the pressure mounts, Als mental health deteriorates. To survive, hell have to outfox one of the worlds most powerful men and decide if he values the dearest asset of all: himself.