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Bankier van de maffia
Twee mannen uit volstrekt verschillende werelden: Jeffrey Blaine, partner bij de gerenommeerde investeringsbank Layne Bentley op Wall Street. Chet Fiore, een van de belangrijkste mannen uit de Italiaanse onderwereld, de rechterhand van Gaetano Falcone, de oude Godfather van de New Yorkse maffia.
Op de dag dat hun wegen elkaar kruisen, verandert hun beider leven definitief. Want door een geraffineerde manipulatie weet de maffioso de keurige bankier in zijn macht te krijgen en hem te betrekken bij zijn illegale financiële activiteiten.
De maffia beschikt namelijk over aanzienlijke sommen illegaal geld; vele miljoenen dollars die uit het zwarte circuit gehaald moeten worden. En de respectabele bankier beschikt over ingenieuze middelen om geldstromen te manipuleren. Samen ontwikkelen Blaine en Fiore een briljant witwasplan. En gaandeweg wordt duidelijk dat ze meer met elkaar gemeen hebben dan ze in eerste instantie vermoed hadden...
Op de dag dat hun wegen elkaar kruisen, verandert hun beider leven definitief. Want door een geraffineerde manipulatie weet de maffioso de keurige bankier in zijn macht te krijgen en hem te betrekken bij zijn illegale financiële activiteiten.
De maffia beschikt namelijk over aanzienlijke sommen illegaal geld; vele miljoenen dollars die uit het zwarte circuit gehaald moeten worden. En de respectabele bankier beschikt over ingenieuze middelen om geldstromen te manipuleren. Samen ontwikkelen Blaine en Fiore een briljant witwasplan. En gaandeweg wordt duidelijk dat ze meer met elkaar gemeen hebben dan ze in eerste instantie vermoed hadden...
387 pages, Paperback
First published May 7, 2002
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April 28, 2019
Crime and mafia stories are some of my dearest. The Godfather, Scarface, Goodfellas, The Sopranos, are all cherished. I loved reading a book that fits this genre and it became one of my favorites right away!
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If you're a fan of mafia/crime books and movies, this is definitely your cup of tea. Shady people, unreliable people, unpredictable people, deaths, manipulation, bribes; it's all there!
A longer review can be found at Bite Into Books
If you're a fan of mafia/crime books and movies, this is definitely your cup of tea. Shady people, unreliable people, unpredictable people, deaths, manipulation, bribes; it's all there!
May 25, 2017
Ma che sorpresa, questo libro! Non ricordo più né quando né perché l'avessi messo in wishlist, e l'ho iniziato, dopo qualche incertezza e qualche tentativo con altri titoli, senza alcuna aspettativa e con il modesto intento di leggere in treno qualcosa di poco impegnativo e che scorresse via veloce, e quanto meno di diminuire di 1 la montagnola dei to-read... e invece mi sono divertita come una matta!
Super thrillerone con 80.000 personaggi, soldi, mafiosi italoamericani, FBI, finanza, loschi traffici, sesso e donne stupende, tutto l'essenziale insomma c'è (compreso qualche difettuccio qua e là. Per fare qualche esempio... le donne finiranno sempre, prima o poi, per fare proposte sessuali al personaggio maschile di turno; la , cui l'autore vuole - e in qualche modo ci riesce - far giocare una parte importante nel finale, ma che purtroppo non riesce mai a scrollarsi di dosso una certa implausibilità e inverosimiglianza e insomma francamente l'impressione che sia un po' raffazzonata giusto perché "serviva"... alla fine se la gioca anche bene, e l'esito è soddisfacente, ma non è mai riuscito a convincermi che ci fosse veramente qualcosa di "serio" in ballo; l'abitudine un po' fastidiosa, specie all'inizio, di nominare un personaggio, anche secondario, e partire subito con la sua più o meno elaborata background story... ma oh, ci sarà pure un motivo se sono 4 stelle e non 5!), e in più, come per Hot Head, c'è New York (che con me è sempre come sfondare una porta aperta), c'è una qualità di scrittura che non mi aspettavo, ci sono personaggi non così tagliati con l'accetta come potrebbe sembrare, c'è che, come solo i migliori sanno fare, ti lascia perplesso e confuso col libro fra le mani a chiederti se ora la tua giusta reazione debba essere "sì, Philip, è giusto così" o "maledetto, non puoi farci questo"... e oh, per farla breve io in questi giorni aspettavo solo il momento buono per mettere da parte la "vita reale" e scoprire come andava avanti la storia: sì, la conoscete, proprio quella sensazione.
Super thrillerone con 80.000 personaggi, soldi, mafiosi italoamericani, FBI, finanza, loschi traffici, sesso e donne stupende, tutto l'essenziale insomma c'è (compreso qualche difettuccio qua e là. Per fare qualche esempio... le donne finiranno sempre, prima o poi, per fare proposte sessuali al personaggio maschile di turno; la , cui l'autore vuole - e in qualche modo ci riesce - far giocare una parte importante nel finale, ma che purtroppo non riesce mai a scrollarsi di dosso una certa implausibilità e inverosimiglianza e insomma francamente l'impressione che sia un po' raffazzonata giusto perché "serviva"... alla fine se la gioca anche bene, e l'esito è soddisfacente, ma non è mai riuscito a convincermi che ci fosse veramente qualcosa di "serio" in ballo; l'abitudine un po' fastidiosa, specie all'inizio, di nominare un personaggio, anche secondario, e partire subito con la sua più o meno elaborata background story... ma oh, ci sarà pure un motivo se sono 4 stelle e non 5!), e in più, come per Hot Head, c'è New York (che con me è sempre come sfondare una porta aperta), c'è una qualità di scrittura che non mi aspettavo, ci sono personaggi non così tagliati con l'accetta come potrebbe sembrare, c'è che, come solo i migliori sanno fare, ti lascia perplesso e confuso col libro fra le mani a chiederti se ora la tua giusta reazione debba essere "sì, Philip, è giusto così" o "maledetto, non puoi farci questo"... e oh, per farla breve io in questi giorni aspettavo solo il momento buono per mettere da parte la "vita reale" e scoprire come andava avanti la storia: sì, la conoscete, proprio quella sensazione.
June 25, 2020
Tusinatrilleri pankkiirista, joka auttaa mafiaa rahanpesussa. Kaikki pettää kaikkia ja kaikki panee kaikkia. Paljon kliseitä ja erityisen kömpelöä naiskuvausta. Blaadua alusta loppuun. En olisi lukenut, ellei tämä olisi ollut yksi harvoista hollanninkielisistä kirjoista lukujonossa.
March 7, 2018
Really enjoyed this book, which is very well written. This really is a page turner with lots of twists
June 21, 2018
Hater to put it down
Good depiction of what happens when greed and power collide and how those on the fringes are affected by the fallout.
Good depiction of what happens when greed and power collide and how those on the fringes are affected by the fallout.
July 1, 2023
bravo
Exceptionally well-written and plotted. Simply could not put it down. Thanks, Nelson Demille for pointing me in this talented writer’s direction.
Exceptionally well-written and plotted. Simply could not put it down. Thanks, Nelson Demille for pointing me in this talented writer’s direction.
October 24, 2009
Perhaps if I had been reading this straight through I would have enjoyed it more, however, I wasn't reading it consistenly because it didn't hold my attention. the description of the book is better than the book somehow. Flat characters, blah overall mood. It clearly hits a note for a certain genre, but I simply could not hold to it, and finally decided it wans't worth trying after I had renewed it twice and still didn't finish it
The corruption of Jeffrey Blaine begins on the night of his daughter's eighteenth birthday party.That so many of the city's elite have gathered to pay tribute to this man's teenage daughter is testament to his stature as one of New York's most powerful financiers. Yet Blaine himself is bored, chafing, hungry for a fresh new challenge.While the party is in full swing, an underage woman gets drunk and then is raped by one of Blaine's guests. In the confusion that follows, Blaine agrees not to call the police. His complicity is witnessed by a notorious gossip columnist -- making him vulnerable to a scandal that could destroy him.Enter Chet Fiore, a young man of shadowy provenance who arrives at the party and immediately sets things in order. Where did he come from? Why is he there? Blaine doesn't know. But Fiore's grace under pressure commands Blaine's attention; and what he eventually learns about Fiore -- that he is a rising figure in organized crime -- both terrifies and energizes him. Fiore reappears early the next morning at Blaine's country house and assures him there won't be a scandal. The gossip columnist "has been taken care of." It won't be long before Blaine learns what Fiore wants in exchange for making the problem go away.Jeffrey Blaine's straight-arrow life will never be the same. In one sense, he is being blackmailed; in another, Chet Fiore is exactly what Jeffrey Blaine has been looking for. The tempestuous relationship between these two powerful men will take several unexpected detours in what turns out to be a deadly dance of money and corruption that pits organized crime against the glittering world of high society and Wall Street finance.
The corruption of Jeffrey Blaine begins on the night of his daughter's eighteenth birthday party.That so many of the city's elite have gathered to pay tribute to this man's teenage daughter is testament to his stature as one of New York's most powerful financiers. Yet Blaine himself is bored, chafing, hungry for a fresh new challenge.While the party is in full swing, an underage woman gets drunk and then is raped by one of Blaine's guests. In the confusion that follows, Blaine agrees not to call the police. His complicity is witnessed by a notorious gossip columnist -- making him vulnerable to a scandal that could destroy him.Enter Chet Fiore, a young man of shadowy provenance who arrives at the party and immediately sets things in order. Where did he come from? Why is he there? Blaine doesn't know. But Fiore's grace under pressure commands Blaine's attention; and what he eventually learns about Fiore -- that he is a rising figure in organized crime -- both terrifies and energizes him. Fiore reappears early the next morning at Blaine's country house and assures him there won't be a scandal. The gossip columnist "has been taken care of." It won't be long before Blaine learns what Fiore wants in exchange for making the problem go away.Jeffrey Blaine's straight-arrow life will never be the same. In one sense, he is being blackmailed; in another, Chet Fiore is exactly what Jeffrey Blaine has been looking for. The tempestuous relationship between these two powerful men will take several unexpected detours in what turns out to be a deadly dance of money and corruption that pits organized crime against the glittering world of high society and Wall Street finance.
June 17, 2010
This was a good book by Philip Rosenberg. It was a very enjoyable read and there was no way to fiture out the ending of the book before you got there.
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"
September 3, 2012
I enjoyed this book and wanted to keep reading. Lots of names to keep up with. Also wanted a more wrapped up ending, but I would recommend it to others who like this genre.
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