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jimfostercoc · 2 months

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Cristina Alger, former analyst at Goldman Sachs and author of "The Darlings," talks about what it was like during the financial disaster of 2008 in New York. This full interview from a 2012 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

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decoratingreader · 5 years

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💭Anyone else’s Wednesday feeling more like a Monday??? . Man it’s been a day! Besides IG being down all day, it’s been hectic and frustrating my way! This is my second attempt to post about Girls Like Us and I’m hoping it works this time. 🤞🏽 . #GirlsLikeUs is a new #psychologicalthriller from @cristina.alger and it sounds absolutely fantastic! Thank you @getredpr for gifting me a copy! . Summary: FBI Agent Nell Flynn hasn't been home in ten years. Nell and her father, Homicide Detective Martin Flynn, have never had much of a relationship. And Suffolk County will always be awash in memories of her mother, Marisol, who was brutally murdered when Nell was just seven. When Martin Flynn dies in a motorcycle accident, Nell returns to the house she grew up in so that she can spread her father's ashes and close his estate. At the behest of her father's partner, Detective Lee Davis, Nell becomes involved in an investigation into the murders of two young women in Suffolk County. The further Nell digs, the more likely it seems to her that her father should be the prime suspect--and that his friends on the police force are covering his tracks. Plagued by doubts about her mother's murder--and her own role in exonerating her father in that case--Nell can't help but ask questions about who killed Ria Ruiz and Adriana Marques and why. But she may not like the answers she finds--not just about those she loves, but about herself. . I will definitely be reading this one soon. It hit shelves yesterday, so make sure to grab your copy. . . . #thriller #bookstagrammer #shelfie #mylibrary #mybookshelf #bookspines #bookaesthetic #getredpr #longisland #mybookstagram #goodreads #tbr #mustread #cristinaalger #adultfiction #crimefiction #fbi #lovetoread https://www.instagram.com/p/BzeRfgsnZU_/?igshid=1uqpema250hsq

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mrgvisualartist · 3 years

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July @mythrillclub This is the last but one cause I’m traveling for some@months and I’ve to put the subscription on hold. #thebreakline by #jamesbrabazon and #thelyingroom by #niccifrench More, swipe for the current reading during my overseas travel #girlslikeus by #cristinaalger / / #noir #novel #thriller #reading #booklover #mystery #crime #booksofinstagram #positivevibes #actor #actorslife #NYC #LA #hollywood #castingdirector #talent #talentmanagement #acting #talentagent #agency #artist #actorlife #artist #micheleravegrassani (at Pavia (PV) Lombardia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSAiJmNiL80/?utm_medium=tumblr

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emonroe · 3 years

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Girls Like Us by Cristina Alger #bookstagram #booklover #book #booknerd #bookstagrammer #bookaddict #bookworm #bookrecommendations #bookcommunity #bookobsessed #bookreader #girlslikeus #cristinaalger #cristinaalgerauthor #readersofinstagram #readersgonnaread #readmorebooks #bookreader #bookpic #bookreviewer #bookhoarder https://www.instagram.com/p/COsNzAChYWj/?igshid=1inp4ywwhx4xw

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phoenixwritings · 5 years

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I love that I can still read a book in half a day. I am someone who either finishes it immediately or never finishes. I’ve been in such a true crime kick currently. I need to find good YA fantasy series. Suggestions? #reading #truecrime #suspense #cristinaalger #fiction https://www.instagram.com/p/B0dnVa3l6Zo/?igshid=18kmf9sroihy7

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artzyguylou · 5 years

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QOTD: Would you rather have a beach holiday or a mountain holiday? Why? BOOK REVIEW: The Banker’s Wife by Cristina Alger My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 My Review: I can honestly say that rarely a book fools me. The Banker’s Wife fooled me totally. The biggest financial fraud story is about to be printed, but the whistleblowers are dropping like flies. Someone has inside information about a major Swiss Bank involved in illegal activities connected to drug cartels, terrorist organizations, and public figures. A journalist, a banker, a lawyer, a federal agent… No one is safe. Annabel’s husband is dead. He was a banker at Swiss United. The bank accuses him to be the whistleblower but needs his laptop to stop the leak before everything is revealed. Annabel is in danger and must protect herself before it is too late. Matthew has left her clues that she must use to save herself. This nail-biting thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat. The end will blow your mind. I hope they will make this book into a movie. #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #book #books #booklover #bookish #bookreview #bookdragon #bookaholic #reading #readersofinstagram #instaread #ilovebooks #bookaddicted #bookishcanadians #canadianauthor #canadianbookstagram #thebankerswife #cristinaalger #fiction #thriller https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsp6lzQHdi-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jm35x1fmv6k0

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miss-mesmerized · 4 years

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Cristina Alger – The Darlings

The Darlings are one of new York’s most famous families. Carter Darling’s investment company makes tons of money, mother Ines is still the most stunning woman at all gala events and their two daughters Merrill and Lily have found perfectly fitting husbands and fulfil their roles of the clever and the beautiful also impeccably. When one of Carter’s business partners commits suicide, the family has to face a crisis they have never seen before and, first and foremost, they have to admit that some things are just not what they pretended them to be: Carter is not the honest businessman, Ines is not the wife who still loves him after all those decades together, and family does not come first, when they feel threatened. What starts with one man taking his life, ends in one of the biggest finance scandals New York has ever seen and the Darlings are at the very centre of it.

Cristina Alger’s novel is a combination of a highly complex financial fraud thriller and a very personal family drama in which almost all characters are put to a test: what are their values, how far are they willing to go to protect their loved ones, how much more important can money be than the lives of people? The mechanics of both, the financial world and a family with their closest friends, are laid open and show the darkest corners of human nature.

Admittedly, “The Darlings” is not a fast paced thriller which keeps you alert all the time. Even though the plot covers just a couple of days and actually moves quite quickly, the author chose to rather go into depths with her characters which I liked a lot since it gives a lot more insight in their thoughts and makes their decision-making a great deal more comprehensible. The sheer number of characters wasn’t easy to manage at the beginning and understanding the connection between them took some time, but in the end, it was all very cleverly connected and set up and no questions was left unanswered. This might be difficult for some readers who prefer a speedy thrill, yet, for those who like stories about human beings and their nature, it is a great read.

https://missmesmerized.wordpress.com/2020/05/20/cristina-alger-the-darlings/

#cristinaalger #thedralings #review #thriller #mystery #novel

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jennabookish · 5 years

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QOTD: do you let friends borrow your books? I quit for ages because I never got them back, but since joining a book club, we’re all constantly swapping books and it’s been great. 😊 Real book lovers respect books enough to get them back where they belong. Lol. TY @bru.disney for loaning me your copy of Girls Like Us! 💖 📚📚📚📚📚

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lisa-lostinlit · 6 years

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💬Thrillers... yay or nay? . It’s a total YAY for me! I love thrillers! The Banker’s Wife by @cristina.alger is a new one that’s just been added to my TBR, thanks to @putnambooks #partner! 🤓🖤 ________________________________________________________ 📖Synopsis: An an early morning in November, a couple boards a private plane bound for Geneva, flying into a storm. Soon after, it simply drops off the radar, and its wreckage is later uncovered in the Alps. Among the disappeared is Matthew Lerner, a banking insider at Swiss United, a powerful offshore bank. His young widow, Annabel, is left grappling with the secrets he left behind, including an encrypted laptop and a shady client list. As she begins a desperate search for answers, she determines that Matthew's death was no accident, and that she is now in the crosshairs of his powerful enemies. . Meanwhile, ambitious society journalist Marina Tourneau has finally landed at the top. Now that she's engaged to Grant Ellis, she will stop writing about powerful families and finally be a part of one. Her entry into the upper echelons of New York's social scene is more appealing than any article could ever be, but, after the death of her mentor, she agrees to dig into one more story. While looking into Swiss United, Marina uncovers information that implicates some of the most powerful men in the financial world, including some who are too close to home. The story could also be the answer to Annabel's heartbreaking search--if Marina chooses to publish it. . The Banker's Wife is both a high-stakes thriller and an inside look at the personal lives in the intriguing world of finance, introducing Cristina Alger as a powerful new voice in the genre. ________________________________________________________ #thebankerswife #cristinaalger #thrillerbooks #crimefiction #pursuepretty #seekthesimplicity #suspensebooks #readersofinstagram #booksbooksbooks #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #allthebooks #internationalthriller #sunmerreads — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2mdSvY0

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mollycovertocovercafe · 4 years

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Book Review: Girls Like Us by Cristina Alger

Book Review: Girls Like Us by Cristina Alger @cristinaalger @weiss_squad #blogger #reviewer #partner #influencer #covertocovercafereads #edelweiss #abovethetreeline

My Thoughts This is my first Cristina Alger novel. I will admit it won’t be my last but…..it was a little too predictable. I loved her writing style. Her characters were gripping, and it was certainly page turning. But, again, it was a bit predictable on what was happening and going to happen. The pages did turn as I followed FBI Agent Nell Flynn on her journey to solve the murders. However, I…

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jimfostercoc · 4 years

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Alger: The Darlings

#authorinterview #book #coc #conversationsonthecoast #cristinaalger #financial #goldmansachs #jimfoster #newyork #newyorksociety #novel #sanfrancisco #thedarlings #wallstreet

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mrmedia · 5 years

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Happy Birthday to Cristina Alger!

Celebrate by watching the 2018 Mr. Media interview with the author of the novel “The Banker’s Wife”! (Conducted by Bob Andelman)

CRISTINA ALGER podcast excerpt: “One of the things that struck me when I was researching The Panama Papers was it was such an heroic and noble effort on the part of all these journalists who realized the story was too big for any one person … I was so impressed by that; so many of these people risked their lives to do this.”

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https://mrmedia.com/2018/10/cristina-alger-novelist/

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lharvey250 · 6 years

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The Banker’s Wife Cristina Alger A fascinating and fast-paced investigative thriller complete with strong and smart women characters.

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SUMMARY A handsome couple boards a private plane in London bound for Geneva. An hour after takeoff the plan drops off the radar, and it’s wreckage is thought to be spotted atop Mt. Trélod, in the Swiss Alps. Among the missing is Matthew Werner, a banking executive at Swiss United Bank, a powerful offshore bank. His young widow, Annabel is left grappling with the secrets he’s left behind, including an encrypted laptop and a confidential client list. As she begins to search for answers, she determines that Matthew’s death was no accident. Someone wanted him dead. And now his enemies are her enemies.

Marina Tourneau an investigative journalist for Press magazine, had finally made it to the top. She’s in Paris celebrating her engagement to Grant Ellis, of Ellis Enterprises, a multinational corporation. She will be joining the ranks of one of the most powerful families in the country. Her entry into the upper echelons of New York’s social scene is just about more appealing than any article she could ever write. But after the death of her editor and mentor, Duncan Sander’s she agrees to investigate one more story. While looking into Swiss United, Marina uncovers information from an anonymous source that implicates some of the most powerful men in the financial world, including some who are too close to home. The story is huge and if Marina chooses to publish it, it could also be the answer to Annabel’s heartbreaking search for the truth.

REVIEW The pages in this compelling thriller turn themselves. It’s a fascinating story and best of all it’s complete with two or three strong and smart women. This is just the type of book I have been looking for all year. Finding books with strong women characters is not quite as easy as you might think.

THE BANKERS WIFE is a perfect blend of well-developed characters, picturesque settings and a riveting story. The story covers the globe, from London to Geneva to Paris to New York to the Cayman Islands and cleverly layers both Annabel’s and Marina’s lives and perspectives, through alternating chapters. The intensity sustained through the novel makes it an easy prediction that you’ll find this book on the bestseller list very soon. I would even love to see THE BANKERS WIFE made into a movie! It’s that good!

CRISTINA ALGER has also authored The Darlings (2012) and This Was Not the Plan (2016). A graduate of Harvard College and NYU law school, she worked as a financial analyst and a corporate attorney before becoming a writer. She lives in New York with her husband and children. Thanks to Penguin First to Read for an advance reading copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Publisher G. P. Putnam’s Sons Publication July 3, 2018

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#Putnam #the bankers wife #cristinaalger #bluestockingreviews #2018 #penguin #5 star review

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