Apr 3, 2012 |
Mark Sheehan, the author of America Over Easy and The Scent of a Dollar, is a longtime friend from our days in Charleston, South Carolina. He's also a travel columnist, based out of Sydney, Australia. His new book, Are Those Your Underpants on the Conveyor, is...
Mar 28, 2012
I just received the cover for my new novel, The Trust. It reminds me why I love Charleston, South Carolina. In a few days I will put a free download of chapters one & two on my facebook page: Norb.Vonnegut.Books. I hope you enjoy the read!
Mar 28, 2012
“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....
Mar 28, 2012
The last time I toured the New York Stock Exchange was 1994. I had joined Kidder Peabody and was training to be a stockbroker. Think of my classes as a boot camp for finding clients and managing money. Kidder sent the newbies, including me, to watch the NYSE in...
Mar 28, 2012
“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) On Wall Street,...
Mar 19, 2012 |
Last night, 60 Minutes did a story on prosopagnosia–otherwise known as face blindness. People with this condition, to varying degrees, cannot distinguish different faces. Sometimes, they can't even recognize family members. Or villains. I learned about...
The New York Times describes my novels as “money porn,” “a red-hot franchise,” and “glittery thrillers about fiscal malfeasance.” Through fiction I explore the dark side of money and the motivations of those who have it, want more, and will steamroll anybody who gets in their way.