(Reviewed by Don Jung)
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Kimberly King turned down a golden opportunity to work at her father’s highly successful investment fund company. Instead, she wanted to make her own mark in the world. She now works as a forensic accountant for the FBI, trying to unravel a complicated insider stock trading ring.
This is a fascinating look on how the FBI investigates white collar crime. Starting with her first assignment, she investigates a nonprofit organization that is supposed to help rescue abandoned and abused children. The procedure to get search warrants to obtain bank and stock brokerage information requires a lot of steps and gets the reader interested in this undercover work.
A tip from a bartender about someone bragging on how he made a killing in the stock market gets the team involved and our protagonist faces a lot of problems on how to find the culprit leaking these stock trading tips to his various clients. Like so many tips that go to the bureau, some lead to bigger events and that’s what is intriguing about this story.
The brains behind this stock trading group lives a very frugal life in New York City and he
knows how to hide his identity behind a lot of clever moves. This entices the reader to root for him to continue his success. Is he a real criminal? It’s very engrossing on how he stays one step ahead of the law.
The story moves quickly, and each step needs a thorough process before they can offer immunity to one of the lucky clients to get after the ringleader. It’s a very fascinating look at the Wall Street world from a distinct perspective. You’ll find this an enjoyable read.
