First, we read that savvy investors were paying 20 cents on the dollar to Madoff victims for their claims. Quickly, inexorably, not surprisingly—investor bids ticked up to 25 and 30 cents. Then, we read that Jeffry Picower's widow settled with...
The news about Bernard Madoff never stops. According to The New York Times this morning, the Madoff trustee is seeking $19.6 billion from an Austrian banker. And moments ago we learned that Mark Madoff committed suicide. With the loss of his son, I...
There's plenty to discuss from the headlines these days. But this summer I've been buried with edits to my next novel, The Gods of Greenwich. And I'm staring at a few deadlines now. With this post, however, I'd like to take you back to the summer...
I just returned from Nino’s in Manhattan, where the authors of The Club No One Wanted to Join gathered to discuss their book. They are a group of twenty-nine investors in Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. Their book describes the change in their lives since the...
The Club No One Wanted To Join-Madoff Victims In Their Own Words Twenty-nine Madoff victims have banded together to tell their stories. Their book is appropriately entitled: The Club No Wanted to Join—Madoff Victims in Their Own Words. My copy has not shipped yet. So...
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.
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.