The Darlings - Cristina Alger

The Darlings

By Cristina Alger

  • Release Date: 2012-02-16
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
4
From 321 Ratings

Description

A Bonfire of the Vanities for our times, by an author who “knows her way around 21st-century wealth and power” (The Wall Street Journal).

Since he married Merrill Darling, daughter of billionaire financier Carter Darling, attorney Paul Ross has grown accustomed to all the luxuries of Park Avenue. But a tragic event is about to catapult the Darling family into the middle of a massive financial investigation and a red-hot scandal. Suddenly, Paul must decide where his loyalties really lie.

Debut novelist Cristina Alger is a former analyst at Goldman Sachs, an attorney, and the daughter of a Wall Street financier. Drawing on her unique insider's perspective, Alger gives us an irresistible glimpse into the highest echelons of New York society—and a fast-paced thriller of epic proportions that powerfully echoes Claire Messud's The Emperor's Children and reads like a fictional Too Big to Fail.

Reviews

  • A fabulous read!

    5
    By Emmylounyc
    Loved this book so much.
  • The Darlings

    5
    By Buggs' Mom
    What a great insight into the lives of the 1%. I couldn't put it down. It seemed enormously believable. It describes that slipperiest slope of ethical decline.
  • The Darlings

    2
    By harleygrin
    Disappointing ending. Time wasted learning about characters, only to have a non committal ending. What happens to everyone? Had higher expectations with potential interesting storyline.
  • The Darlings

    3
    By Jane Mercer
    Intriguing story, however, after the buildup, an abrupt end. Could of been so much more. The author created interesting characters, however, the reader was left wanting more. It was like the writer got tired or had to meet a deadline.
  • Loved it

    5
    By Omar Taylor
    Could not put it down!
  • Clever , well written !

    4
    By Ricnol
    Well structured , character-driven plot........