Intricately-plotted with unexpected twists and hair-raising turns, Chameleon is the story of Jon Phillips, a highly successful Wall Street bond trader whose excesses-a lavish Upper East Side apartment, gorgeous women with expensive drug habits, fancy cars, and his desire for millions-know no bounds. After years of selfishness and extravagance, he plans his exit through an unprecedented deal. As a last hurrah and a way to secure his financial future, he attempts to gain control of the U.S. Government bond market in one of the largest transactions ever seen on Wall Street. He will make millions, but the barely-legal procedure incurs enormous financial and regulatory risk for the investment bank he works for and requires the participation of some less-than-honorable investors. After the transaction goes spectacularly wrong, the bank immediately fires him. Worse, he soon finds himself on the run from a disreputable Russian financier/gangster who had invested in his scheme in order to launder money through the U.S. financial markets.
As the Russians desperately attempt to recover their lost millions, Jon becomes the target of an intense manhunt. Past lovers, new menaces, and numerous apparently accidental deaths line his trail, testing his ability to change and adapt. Female conquests come back to haunt him as this revealing look at the world of big money and the people who get caught up in it unfolds. Jon’s survival depends on putting the past behind him and becoming a calculated predator instead of the vulnerable prey.
About: Richard Hains
Hardcover: $24.95 (ISBN: 9780825305108)
E-book: $4.99 (ISBN: 9780825305504)
Fiction/Thriller
336 pages
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