CITY OF THIEVES- Little Brown

Nic Lamparelli works for a leading US investment bank in London. He rises rapidly through the ranks to reach the pinnacle of his profession, and soon he has a high-flying career in the City, with a reputation as one of the bank's star analysts. But even at the top, he refuses to succumb to temptation like so many others.Then one day he wakes up to find that things can go wrong-fast.His closest chidlhood friend Jack uncovers a plot to implicate Nic in an insider trading ring. And that is just the start. Before long, everything Nic has built up starts to crumble to pieces: his relationship, his career, his repulation. But can he hold true to his principles in the face of everything?A controversial page-turning thriller set in the days leading up to the credit crunch, City of Thieves is the novel that lifts the lid on city life.