THE SUCCESSOR: A NOVEL

Book ID/图书代码： 01240007B10488

English Summary/英文概要： Make-or-break decisions involving millions of dollars are all in a day’s work for Christian Gillette, chairman of Everest Capital, New York’s most renowned private equity firm. He’s taken on the toughest, most powerful, and often most dangerous adversaries and prevailed–all the while honing his skill for being cool under fire, literally. But now Gillette will be put to the ultimate test. He’s offered the chance to seal a deal unlike any other, one that goes beyond boardrooms, balance sheets, and even Everest itself–one that will leave its mark on history.

Gillette is no stranger to Jesse Wood, the first African American president of the United States, having been Wood’s chosen running mate in his historic bid for the White House. Though still slightly upset over being dropped from the ticket at the eleventh hour, Gillette’s not about to ignore the chief executive’s summons to a top-secret meeting at Camp David. There, Wood drops a bombshell: The president of Cuba is dead. Cuba’s communist regime has kept the dictator’s demise hush while it races to fill the power vacuum. And the United States is poised to support a cabal of Cuban professionals plotting a coup. The President wants Gillette to meet with the conspirators and size up the chances for a successful capitalist revolution. But by no means can his mission be traced back to the White House. If anything goes wrong, Gillette is on his own.

And if certain people have their way, something will go wrong. For the conspiracy to liberate Cuba isn’t the only one afoot. Enemies in high places, who will go to any lengths to wreak revenge on Gillette and to unseat President Wood, have set in motion a campaign of deception, sabotage, and murder whose shockwaves will resonate from the streets of Havana to the Oval Office. But for Gillette, who has just named his alluring and ambitious protégé, Allison Wallace, as his successor at Everest, the greatest peril may lie much closer to home.

The Successor is blue-chip Stephen Frey, marshaling his flawless instincts for edgy, provocative, breathtaking suspense with a master’s touch.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 克利斯蒂安•基爾特只有三天時間，要做一個關乎國家安全的決定。 古巴領導人去世後，美國政府準備支持古巴秘密政權謀劃一場政變。美國總統傑西•伍德要求基爾特與密謀者見面，估算一下此次政變的成功率。基爾特還不能與白宮中的人討論這個任務。如果判斷有誤，基爾特要自擔責任。而在政府高層，一場欺騙、陰謀和謀殺的危機已經開始，從華盛頓一直彌漫到哈瓦那。對於基爾特，最大的痛苦是此事會威脅到自己的家人。(Celia)

Awards/获奖情况：“無論是寫商戰還是政治戰爭，弗雷都知道該如何用驚險刺激讓讀者一讀到底。”——《書單》 “斯蒂芬•弗雷寫金融世界的故事，就像派特裡夏•康威爾寫法醫小說，像丹•布朗寫中世紀歷史一般生動有活力。”——《福布斯》

While still a high-finance guru at heart, Christian Gillette gradually has been turning his focus away from Everest Capital, his big-bucks private equity firm, in favor of politics. In his last adventure (The Power Broker, 2006), he contemplated running for vice-president, and here he is ensnared in political intrigue once again when his almost running mate, Jesse Wood (now the first African American president of the U.S.) enlists his help. Rumors of Castro’s death may result in Cuba becoming the next addition to the global market, and Wood needs Gillette to lead the effort to secure America’s part in that new prosperity. Meanwhile, back at Everest, Gillette’s second banana, the beguiling, wealthy heiress (and top-notch rainmaker) Allison Wallace, is running the firm. Being separated from one another leaves both Wood and Wallace feeling vulnerable, each in different arenas. Whether in the boardroom or on Air Force One, Frey knows how to deliver intrigue with just enough thrills to keep the pages turning. ---Mary Frances Wilkens, From Booklist

About the Author/作者介绍： 斯蒂芬•弗雷從金融精英轉為暢銷小說家。他寫的故事都發生在金融界。他曾供職於JP摩根收購兼併部門，後在一家跨國銀行的曼哈頓總部公司擔任理財部副總。現在，他是一家私人股權投資公司的總經理。從《董事長》開始，弗雷連續推出了四本以基爾特為主角的系列小說，故事都發生在珠峰資本（Everest Capital），紐約最大的私募股權投資公司。弗雷的其他暢銷小說還有《The Takeover》、《The Vulture Fund》、《The Inner Sanctum》、《The Legacy》和《The Insider》。

Stephen Frey is a principal at a Northern Virginia private equity firm. He previously worked in mergers and acquisitions at J.P. Morgan and as a vice president of corporate finance at an international bank in midtown Manhattan. Frey is also the bestselling author of The Takeover, The Vulture Fund, The Inner Sanctum, The Legacy, and The Insider.

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