The Lies We Trade
A high-powered Wall Street career, a beautiful family in a quiet suburban neighborhood—she seems to have everything. Which means she has everything to lose.
Meredith Hansel should be having the best week of her life. After establishing herself as a portfolio manager at a prestigious Wall Street firm, she’s in the national spotlight for the innovative funds she created. But as Meredith prepares to celebrate, the plates she’s kept spinning for years begin to crash: Her strained marriage reaches a breaking point. Her conscientious teenage daughter acts out under mysterious pressures. Someone vandalizes her home with disturbing graffiti. And Betsey, her most trusted ally at the financial firm, goes rogue, and Meredith is forced to sign a restraining order against her.
Then her worlds collide when she receives a thumb drive and a cryptic note from Betsey threatening to reveal a secret that could have devastating effects on Meredith’s family . . . unless she can figure out what Betsey wants and deliver it in time.
As Meredith begins to dig into the data, however, she begins to suspect that it’s no coincidence her life is crumbling. That maybe what’s happening to her family is connected to what’s boiling beneath the surface at her investment company. Soon Meredith realizes there’s only one way to avoid taking the fall, and it all hinges on Betsey’s true motives. Was she really threatening Meredith or trying to warn her?
- Great for fans of Colleen Coble, Laura Dave, Dani Pettrey, and Lisa Scottoline
- Clean, high-stakes women’s domestic suspense with workplace secrets and family drama
- A stand-alone Wall Street thriller
- Includes discussion questions for book clubs
My Review
Amazing! The Lies We Trade just blew me away! I know nothing about the ins and outs of Wall Street or finance, but Delano does; she doesn’t dumb the info down, but she gives the reader enough to keep you engaged. I couldn’t put this down, and that says something for a book whose main character is a portfolio manager on Wall Street! I picked it up at 10 pm…something I always tell myself not to do…read until past midnight and finished it the following day.
The characters in this book are so real! Delano brings them to life in the pages of this book. She keeps you guessing about who to trust, and I really had the wrong idea about a few characters. That just made this all the more thrilling! Not only does Meredith have issues at work, she’s got them at home too. Both of these situations add to the suspense and add another layer of realism to the plot.
I highly recommend this book to those of you who love clean women’s suspense novels! I can’t wait to read another book from Delano!
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.
About the Author
Kristine Delano is a former Wall Street executive turned award-winning author of domestic thrillers set in the high-stakes finance world. She hosts the We Talk Careers podcast and mentors women on work-life balance. When she’s not writing or reading, she enjoys scuba diving, playing games with friends, and chasing her family down the ski slopes of western Maine. Please connect with her on Instagram. Kristine’s Instagram
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