When money talks…I listen. Always have. I'm fascinated by what can go wrong and spent years on Wall Street dealing with the problems of wealth. Morgan Stanley, Paine Webber, and Kidder Peabody—I've been around the block. Back then, my job was to protect clients from market disasters.
Today as an author, I'm still asking what can go wrong. Only now, my goal is to take readers on a thrilling ride through the wilds and what-if of Wall Street. The characters in my stories, whether I'm writing fiction or non-fiction, are perfect fodder for an irreverent look at what happens behind the scenes in the bare-knuckled world of finance.
I believe every book should begin with a big idea. In my latest novel, The Trust, I examine how some criminals hide behind the First Amendment and its guarantee of religious freedom. The villain in this story, a real sicko, infiltrates a family's finances before they suspect anything is wrong. And it's up to Grove O'Rourke—stockbroker, good guy, a recurring character in my fiction—to put things right.
Other thing to know about me: I graduated from Phillips Exeter in 1976, Harvard College in 1980 and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1986. My family and I split our time between New York City and Narragansett, Rhode Island. I'm an avid cyclist and a Trustee with the American Foundation for the Blind. And I absolutely love books on tape.
I have two new ideas for the Grove O'Rourke series. But these days I'm working on my first non-fiction book. I hope you will check back every now and then. Because, I look forward to telling you a true story about the American dream colliding with American justice. Hint: This is not your father's Law and Order.
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