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Short Bio
"When money talks, I listen," says NORB VONNEGUT. He is the author of three financial thrillers including The Gods of Greenwich, which the NYT calls, "A gleeful peak at the world of hedge fund moguls." Stephen Frey says The Trust (available July 2012) "reels you in fast…then goes like lightning." Norb is published in eight languages and has appeared on Bloomberg as well as the Dylan Ratigan, Judith Regan, and Laura Ingraham shows. A Harvard graduate with two decades on Wall Street, Vonnegut is working on his first non-fiction book. He splits his time between New York City and Rhode Island and is a Trustee for the American Foundation for the Blind. LIKE Norb Vonnegut Books on Facebook to learn more.
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Books
Top Producer
TOP PRODUCER takes readers into the world of Grove O’Rourke, a rising star at the brokerage firm of Sachs, Kidder, and Carnegie who has buried his recent personal losses in an adrenalized pursuit of wealth for his clients. Grove is no stranger to rough patches, but now his life appears to be heading into a real tailspin.
After he—along with several hundred other people—witnesses his close friend Charlie Keleman die in the most gruesome way imaginable, Grove sets out to help Charlie’s widow. And help is just what she needs; Charlie was a financial whiz and the genius behind a fantastic hedge fund, but the money he was managing seems to have vanished. And Alex Romanov, a friendly competitor on Wall Street (as if there could possibly be such a thing), has expressed a very keen interest in any information on Charlie’s assets that Grove can turn up—information that, as Grove starts to piece it together, makes him a much sought-after man in certain homicidal circles.
Fantastic energy, like millions of dollars changing hands every second, electrifies each page of TOP PRODUCER, and Vonnegut doesn’t stint on the insights into the peculiar psychology of the financial world’s elite.
Publisher: Minotaur/Thomas Dunne Books
Author: Norb Vonnegut
On Sale: 9/15/2009
ISBN: 978-0-312-38461-6
ISBN-10: 0-312-38461-0
Trim: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches
352 pages
The Gods of Greenwich
Norb Vonnegut didn't realize how close he skirted to non-fiction when he was writing Top Producer. Penned before tumultuous revelations and scandals rocked the financial world in late 2008, Vonnegut's novel depicts, with an insider's solid knowledge, the tricks that the industry's real top producers pull in their frenzied pursuit of billions. Now Vonnegut sets his electrifying follow-up in the high-rolling world of hedge funds, lending his seasoned perspective to a fresh, riveting financial thriller.
Jimmy Cusack is the tough kid from a blue-collar neighborhood who made good on Wall Street. Well, almost. After a sterling start to his career, things have soured. His hedge fund has collapsed. The bank is foreclosing on his condominium. And his wife is two months pregnant. That's the good news.
When Cusack takes a ""must-have" job with Leeser Capital, a fund impervious to the capital market woes, his real troubles begin. Forget about Bernie Madoff or Gordon Gekko—there's a new villain on Wall Street, and his name is….
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Author: Norb Vonnegut
On Sale: 9/15/2009
ISBN-10: 0312384696
ISBN-13: 978-0312384692
Trim: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches
Praise for The Gods of Greenwich
"Norb Vonnegut offers you a witty, keenly observed peek into the sometimes-lethal world of very high-stakes gambling politely known as “investing,” and into the rare types who play the game. The Gods of Greenwich is compelling, suspenseful, high-energy, a terrific read!”“Norb Vonnegut's THE GODS OF GREENWICH might very well be a harbinger of a new thriller sub-genre: the Financial Thriller. Not only does Vonnegut tell a ripping good yarn, but he makes sense out of the confusing world of hedge funds, stocks, CDOs, and derivatives, and manages to entertain at the same time!”– Raymond Benson, author of several James Bond novels and co-author of HOMEFRONT–THE VOICE OF FREEDOM"Vonnegut writes richly and wonderfully, every page sparkling with inventiveness and wit. This is way, way beyond just being a fast-paced financial thriller. I've not read such a rich portrayal of downfall through hubris since Tom Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities."
"If anybody can turn international finance and hedge funds into a riveting thriller, it's Norb Vonnegut. The Gods of Greenwich is a pure delight, racing relentlessly from the bedrooms of Manhattan to the boardrooms of Connecticut to the banks of Iceland. Bravo!"
"The Gods of Greenwich is a fast-paced and satisfying locomotive of a financial-based thriller, Dominick Dunne meet Barbarians at the Gate. Vonnegut has opened the vaults of Greenwich's elite, and oh what secrets and schemes pour out!"
"On the money! This wickedly revealing and terrifyingly authentic financial thriller is clever, timely, and filled with enough insider info to send the feds to your door. Scheming, backstabbing and international intrigue–propelled by Vonnegut's trademark wit and page-turning plot. Bottom line? Terrific."– Hank Phillippi Ryan–Anthony, Macavity and Agatha–winning author
Praise for Top Producer
"The story mirrors reality — in ways that may now surprise even its author, who finished the book before the economic meltdown. The two decades Vonnegut spent as a wealth advisor are evident in the venom he brings to descriptions…and in his grasp of the cutthroat world of finance.”– SmartMoney 7 Smart Books: The Best Fall Reads (9/21/09)
"This novel ponders the age-old ramifications of greed, but Vonnegut gives it a fresh timely twist."– USA Today
"Vonnegut’s debut meets the gold standard for financial thrillers as it puts the frenzied, cutthroat world of Wall Street’s best stockbrokers (aka the ‘top producers’) on brilliant display."– Publishers Weekly (6/19/09 starred review)
“Vonnegut makes his irreverent protagonist someone we can root for.”– Library Journal
"Norb Vonnegut's Top Producer begins where Liar’s Poker and The Bonfire of the Vanities left off and puts an electrifying spin on the winner-take-all culture of Wall Street. Turn to the first page and plunge into the shark-infested waters of high finance and greed."– Brent Ghelfi, author of Volk’s Game and The Venona Cable
“A timely read as Vonnegut opens the kimono exposing the intricate cause and effect of finance and murder. He shares his well-earned insights and literary acumen in a manner that entices the reader to reach out for the next chapter. A must for all investors wishing to avoid the next Bernie Madoff!"– Joe Grano, Former CEO UBS/PaineWebber
Talk about timely. Former stockbroker Norb Vonnegut (no relation to Kurt, as far as I can determine) has written a financial thriller that ticks like a doomsday clock. Advance reviewers are jumping on its bobsled with the zeal of Olympic contenders… Give it a shot. It should be enough to make you double check your investments.– The Knowledgeable Blogger, Dick Adler
A sterling debut…a financial thriller extraordinaire that reads like a 2009 version of Tom Wolfe's brilliant Bonfire of the Vanities for a world that has lost its taste for Wall Street excesses…. Vonnegut paints a vivid picture of life lived between million-dollar trades. But he also writes with an aplomb that make Top Producer a literary reimagining of th film Wall Street where murder, as well as money, never sleeps."– Providence Journal-Bulletin
