Surrounded by increasingly complicated and costly conspiracies and unable to trust anyone but himself, Christian Gillette treads a lonely but highly risky path as he attempts to find the truth. This makes this protagonist a little bit more human and understandable. But this time Frey also provides some hitherto little known facts about the personal life of Gillette, whose rise to fortune is a tribute to hard work and dedication. While the average reader might not always be able to grasp the subtle nuances of Christian Gillette’s brilliant financial maneuvers, they will nonetheless remain impressed with the colossal results. If and how Gillette manages to survive this extremely complicated scenario makes for an outright engrossing read.Īs always, high stakes finance remains the heart of this Frey novel, with some cutting edge techno-stuff thrown in at the last minute to make matters worse. Things get infinitely more complicated when the Mob comes into play even as an ultra-secretive Pentagon unit promises to solve Gillette‘s father’s murder case in return for a top-secret favor. Gillette can’t afford to placate his jealous girlfriend, especially when he has other rivals for his attention - viz shrewd but placid Nigel Faraday, his right-hand man, and brilliant but brash managing director David Wright, of whose deadly potential Gillette has little realization. Surrounded by bodyguards, Christian has to be constantly vigilant to avoid both relentless assassins and dangerously ambitious underlings.ĭistraction comes in the form of beautiful young heiress Allison Wallace, who brings billions of dollars and unrest to Everest in her wake. But all this has come at some considerable cost. His success seems neverending, whether it’s netting the Las Vegas NFL franchise or taking over an ex-rival’s sinking firm. Himself a protégé in the first book, Christian Gillette has now emerged as the Chairman of Everest Capital, the world’s most powerful private equity firm. Stephen Frey continues the high-stakes financial thriller begun with The Chairman in his new book, The Protégé.
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