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Nest of Vipers (Hardcover)

by Linda Davies (Author)
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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Former London merchant banker Davies's first novel is a financial thriller about a female currency trader caught between the Mafia and Britain's Secret Intelligence Service.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.


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Davies's first novel is a taut financial thriller. Sarah Jensen, an intelligent and beautiful woman haunted by a tragic childhood, is a top-notch trader in London's male-dominated financial world. The governor of the Bank of England recruits her to spy on ICB, a profitable merchant bank. Sarah's mission is to expose fraudulent trading, but what she uncovers is far more dangerous: an international insider trading ring involving high-ranking officials and controlled by the Mafia. With the help of her friends, Jacob and Mosami, she bugs the offices of ICB. After the murder of Mosami and Dante, Sarah's boss-turned-lover, Sarah and Jacob flee to Morocco. Not sure whom to trust, they send evidence to the London Times, hoping to blow the ring wide open. This fast-paced and exciting novel captures the tension and adrenaline of international finance. Recommended for fiction collections.
--Stacie Browne Chandler, Plymouth P.L., Mass.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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1.0 out of 5 stars This is the worst book ever written., Oct 18 2001
Sarah Jensen is young brilliant and mysterious, just the sort of person the authorities need to penetrate a byzantine conspiracy involving the global currency market. However, the conspiracy is just the tip of a deadlier plot, one that will take any step needed to protect itself from disclosure. Okay.....

This has to be one of the worst books ever written. The author injects much experience into her character - perhaps too much. (like her heroine, author Linda Davies is a striking and apparently successful currency trader). The book is written not only for those who understand the dynamics of currency trades, but really care beyond the obvious implication that the millions at stake are really important. For the rest of us, Sarah is just a cardboard character, surrounded by jealous colleagues who desire her for her looks and envy her knack for amassing a lot of money in a short amount of time. The facets of the conspiracy are poorly defined. The novel really never starts at all - just cuts between various shadowy characters who stand to make or lose fortunes, and will stoop to anything. Davies spends much time on telling us how unsavory some of these types are, but doesn't really care about what they do. What really stands out is how seriously Davies takes not only the premise but her storytelling skills. This is just another example of the sort of thriller we can thank Grisham for inventing - the guy who discovers that his lucrative but humdrum job actually veils something dark and interesting. Instead of lawyers, we have currency speculators. I suppose accountants are next (hey - CPA's sent Capone to Alcatraz!!). As long as readers are willing to believe that an author's experience on any subject is adequate substitue for storytelling - willing to accept minutiae in place of narrative - there will always be writers ready with books so enwrapped in meaningless technicalities that we won't realize how bereft of plot they really are. Absurdly pedestrian prose don't help. If I were in the business, I'd say this book was pegged to some defunct former east-bloc currency.

I'd suggest something lighter, like Po Bronson's "Bombardiers", a sort of M*A*S*H set in a San Francisco bond house where the most certifiably crazy brokers are also the richest.

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5.0 out of 5 stars ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I EVER READ!!, April 29 2001
By Imperial Topaz (Marrakesh, Morocco) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nest of Vipers (Paperback)
I read this book in a day, and I just couldn't put it down. I really enjoyed the female heroine. I used to be a stockbroker in Denver, and really enjoyed the female heroine, and the vicarious thrills of her life!!!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good book until the end., Jan 10 2001
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This review is from: Nest of Vipers (Paperback)
I was really enjoying Nest of Vipers until the last 50 pages. The ending was unoriginal and boring, ruining a plot that had real potential. Same situation with the main character. A good protagonist ruined by a lousy ending. The author shouldn't of rushed to complete the ending. The book would have been a lot better.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fast paced with a great woman lead
You'd think from the overwhelming number of suspense thrillers on the market with male lead characters that only guys could get out alive. What? Read more
Published on Jul 13 2000 by Marcia Conner

4.0 out of 5 stars As intoxicating as a snakebite
If you are into Grisham and Stephen Fre, you will definitely like this book. It is well paced, and the character is really feisty. Read more
Published on Feb 14 2000 by jayrajnaugah

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
I enjoyed getting an inside view of the international finance market
Published on Dec 5 1998

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst Of British
For once, here is a book with an accurate title. Reading it is like sticking your head in the said nest. Stratch that. Read more
Published on Mar 30 1998

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