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***STEPHEN KING ON CHRISTOPHER SMITH: "PUT ME DOWN AS AN ENTHUSIASTIC CHRISTOPHER SMITH FAN. ...SMITH IS A CULTURAL GENIUS."*** TWELVE PEOPLE TARGETED FOR DEATH... Five years ago, each person sold out to the SEC and took the stand against Maxmilian Wolfhagen, the infamous arbitrageur who... read more
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Summary edit
In the second book in the international best selling "Fifth avenue series" a former wall street titan who robbed the world of billions is now out of prison. Good for him but not for those who put him there. Now they are dying grisly deaths by the hands of two hired assassins.
Investigating...
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(warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Marty Spellman: Works for Maggie
- Vincent Spocatti: Works for Max Wolfhagan
- Maximilian Wolfhagen: The arbitrageur
- Judge Kendra Wood: Sentenced Wolfhagen
- Carmen Gragera: Amparo's sister
- Maggie Cain: Best selling novelist
- Gerald Hayes: Wolfhagen's former business associate and friend
- Roberta Buzzinni: Marty's friend
- Mike Hines: Detective
- Mark Andrews: Worked om Wall Street
- Jennifer Barnes: Channel One's star reporter
- Linda Patterson: Detective
- Maria Martinez: Witness to a crime
- Helena Adams: Gloria's friend
- Ira Lasker: Young investment banker
- Peter Schwartz: Veteran investment banker
- Cecil Chadbourne: Billionaire investor
- Carra Wolfhagen: Max's wife
- Carlo Skeen: Chief medical examiner
- Katie: Marty's daughter
- Vincent: Add a description of this character.
- Max
- Gloria Spellman: Marty's ex-wife
- Theresa Wu: Helen Adams' personal assistant
- Ted Yates: Worked with Wolfhagen
- Jo Jo Wilson: Works at Click Click Camera Shop
- Alan Ross
- Jack Edwards: Gloria's boyfriend
- Bobby
- Beth: Marty's daughter
- Gragera
- Wilson
- Frank Richards
- Brenda
- Diana Crane
- PHYLLIS
- George Redman
- Eric Parker
- Anne
- Elizabeth Redman
- Roz: FBI
- Gigi
- Emma Wilcox
- Michael Archer
- Louis Ryan
- Leana Redman
- Bebe Cole: Edward's wife
- Sara Fielding
- Jim
- Harold Baines
- Edward Cole
- Alex
- Mark Rand
- Pamela Dean: Worked with Wolfhagen
- Carlotta
- Grindle
- LaWanda Jackson
- Jack Douglas
- Emilio DeSoto: One of Manhattan's premiere minimalist artists
- Mr. Benedetti
- Jackie Diamond
- Rice
- Seth Moore
- Bob
- Bill Moore
- Mike Hastings
- Jake Tyler
- Celina Redman
- O'Hara
- Mr. Cole
- Mr. Spellman
- Hal Roberts
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
Bebe Cole was an apparition that moved forward without sound, an enigma in the center of the dim foyer, where she turned on unsteady feet, unbuttoned her full-length cashmere coat, and let it fall to the gleaming marble floor.
Table of Contents edit
Book One Preface
Chapter One (Day One) - Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine (Day Two) - Chapter Twenty-Three
Book Two
Chapter Twenty-Four - Chapter Forty-Five
Epilogue
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 4 in The Fifth Avenue Series. (standard series)
Preceded by Fifth Avenue, and followed by From Manhattan with Love.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Christopher Smith (Author)
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