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White Collar Crime Thriller #4
Spin Move
Fugitive financier John Rudiger has lived a lush life in Antigua for eleven years, but now the local officials are demanding ever more exorbitant payouts to maintain his cover. And since his ex-girlfriend Katie Dolan swindled him out of his last $30 million, Rudiger is on thin ice. Meanwhile, Katie is holed up with her ailing father in Cape Verde, an African paradise conveniently lacking an extradition treaty with the U.S., an idea she took right out of Rudiger’s playbook. Despite the double cross, Rudiger is still hot for Katie, and he knows just where to find her when he decides it’s time to leave Antigua. But with U.S. Attorney Charlie Holden set on catching them both, they’ll have to tread carefully. To make matters worse, Katie’s been sucked in by a dashing, disreputable Swiss banker and has deposited the $30 million right into his hands. Can they get it back and make their escape before it’s too late?
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First published January 20, 2015
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David Lender
17 books60 followersEx-Wall Street Insider and Pitbull Poppi. I’m a pull-no-punches thriller author of vigilantly-researched espionage and white collar crime. Found at DLenderAuthor.com, my series and standalone novels are inspired by more than 25 years on Wall Street. Now I use my insider’s knowledge of the characters and intrigues that inhabit that sharp-elbowed world to create stories of corporate power brokers, CEO bullies, megalomaniacs and con artists.
I write about financial fraudsters, male and female spies and assassins, and the gritty underdogs that take them on. I also Tweet and blog from northeastern Pennsylvania with my rescue pitbull, Styles.
I write about financial fraudsters, male and female spies and assassins, and the gritty underdogs that take them on. I also Tweet and blog from northeastern Pennsylvania with my rescue pitbull, Styles.
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May 25, 2019
A riveting crime thriller, we have John Rutiger living the high life on the island of Antigua after he absconded with millions from a hedge fund. However things are catching up with him, the US Attorney is after him and local corrupt officials are demanding more and more in the way of bribes. On the run he makes his way to Cape Verde, where the woman who double crossed him for most of his millions is now living with her ailing father. It turns out that Kate has recently invested most of the money in a dodgy ponzi scheme with an unscrupulous Swiss banker, so Rutiger and Kate make plans to get it back, all with the US Attorney on their tails the whole time.
Wow, I devoured this book in one afternoon. I had to know what happened in their quest for the millions, that weren't even theirs to start with. Crooks they may be but Rudiger and Kate are such wonderful characters you can't help but like them, and you find yourself cheering them on through the whole book. The over the top schemes they plan are so elaborate you can't help but wonder if they might work. A compelling book, I recommend it for all lovers of crime fiction.
Wow, I devoured this book in one afternoon. I had to know what happened in their quest for the millions, that weren't even theirs to start with. Crooks they may be but Rudiger and Kate are such wonderful characters you can't help but like them, and you find yourself cheering them on through the whole book. The over the top schemes they plan are so elaborate you can't help but wonder if they might work. A compelling book, I recommend it for all lovers of crime fiction.
July 8, 2021
“People in our position can’t afford to get too greedy. Taking a moderate amount from time to time is tried and true. Taking too much, reaching for the stars, will get us caught. Remember that.”
In this financial/white collar crime thriller, former hedge fund manager Walter Conklin has been living in Antigua for 11 years, after fleeing the States, paying for plastic surgery and building a multi-million dollar home for himself – and paying bribes to corrupt officials to protect his new identity of John Rutiger. New York attorney Charlie Holden has been on Conklin/Rutiger’s trail for years, so far without success. Earlier, Holden had sent gifted lawyer Katie Dolan after him but falling for Rutiger’s charms, she pulled a scam, posing as Conklin’s ex-wife, to lift $40M in bonds from a New York bank, sending $10M to Rutiger and taking the rest to Cape Verde, where she cares for her ailing father.
When a new minister is elected on Antigua, running on an anti-corruption ticket, Holden seizes his chance. For Rutiger, time is running out and he flees again, to Cape Verde, in search of Katie and his missing millions. He hits it off straightaway with her father and the dog, but Katie is out on a limb, drawn into investing in an equity company, unaware that it is a Ponzi scheme based on phoney companies, with a suave operator targeting rich widows.
Now Rutiger has to pull off an elaborate scam to defraud the investment bank of his funds and stay one step ahead of Holden and his bag of dirty tricks. Needless to say, nothing is ever as good as it looks and not everything goes to plan.
This was outside of my usual reading fare: the title itself is a manoeuver in gridiron – Conklin gaining a sports scholarship to Harvard, before entering the Harvard Business School. Katie is no slouch either, a gifted lawyer and exponent of fartleks - a Swedish exercise regime combining high-intensity interval training with continuous training. I needed to go online to get my head around financial terms such as LBO and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization - its margins reflecting a firm's short-term operational efficiency.)
Verdict: an interesting read, especially for those with an interest in the money and stock markets.
In this financial/white collar crime thriller, former hedge fund manager Walter Conklin has been living in Antigua for 11 years, after fleeing the States, paying for plastic surgery and building a multi-million dollar home for himself – and paying bribes to corrupt officials to protect his new identity of John Rutiger. New York attorney Charlie Holden has been on Conklin/Rutiger’s trail for years, so far without success. Earlier, Holden had sent gifted lawyer Katie Dolan after him but falling for Rutiger’s charms, she pulled a scam, posing as Conklin’s ex-wife, to lift $40M in bonds from a New York bank, sending $10M to Rutiger and taking the rest to Cape Verde, where she cares for her ailing father.
When a new minister is elected on Antigua, running on an anti-corruption ticket, Holden seizes his chance. For Rutiger, time is running out and he flees again, to Cape Verde, in search of Katie and his missing millions. He hits it off straightaway with her father and the dog, but Katie is out on a limb, drawn into investing in an equity company, unaware that it is a Ponzi scheme based on phoney companies, with a suave operator targeting rich widows.
Now Rutiger has to pull off an elaborate scam to defraud the investment bank of his funds and stay one step ahead of Holden and his bag of dirty tricks. Needless to say, nothing is ever as good as it looks and not everything goes to plan.
This was outside of my usual reading fare: the title itself is a manoeuver in gridiron – Conklin gaining a sports scholarship to Harvard, before entering the Harvard Business School. Katie is no slouch either, a gifted lawyer and exponent of fartleks - a Swedish exercise regime combining high-intensity interval training with continuous training. I needed to go online to get my head around financial terms such as LBO and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization - its margins reflecting a firm's short-term operational efficiency.)
Verdict: an interesting read, especially for those with an interest in the money and stock markets.
June 3, 2018
Spin Move is a very appropriate title for this financial thriller. Starts out with a former Deputy Assistant U.S. Attorney being scammed by a Swiss banker. Turns out she scammed the money from a former hedge fund principal who is being chased by the U.S. Attorney for New York. The two get together and plot to recover the money from the Swiss banker. Many twists and turns to the elaborate con they set up to swindle the banker.
A real page turner and as I wrote, several twists in the tale. Quick read at 250 pages and worth it for those who like financial thrillers and cons.
A real page turner and as I wrote, several twists in the tale. Quick read at 250 pages and worth it for those who like financial thrillers and cons.
September 12, 2015
A good and fun read. Well written thriller with surprising twists.
June 9, 2015
Double crossed.
Fun, exciting story. Exotic locations to warm you up in the cold days. It's a great reading from the beginning to last sentence.
Fun, exciting story. Exotic locations to warm you up in the cold days. It's a great reading from the beginning to last sentence.
December 6, 2017
Financial trjicksters!
The book is clever , the characters are fun especially the dog! Very good adventure story with exotic and/or luxurious settings.
The book is clever , the characters are fun especially the dog! Very good adventure story with exotic and/or luxurious settings.
June 20, 2020
John Rudiger, a former Wall Street hedge fund manager, is a fugitive financier who has been exiled. For eleven years he has been forced to live in Antigua. That worked fine for John until the officials one day start wanting more money to maintain his cover. The problem: Rudiger is short on cash ever since his ex-girlfriend Katie Dolan had swindled him out of his last millions.
Rudiger has no choice than to search for Katie, who is hiding in Cape Verde. And to make matters more complicated, Rudiger is still into Katie. Add to this a vicious Swiss banker who stole the money from Katie and a U.S. Attorney who is looking for the two undeterred by national boundaries, and you get a gripping, plot-twisting read.
David Lender is a master of white-collar crime stories. In this novel he brings back one of his greatest characters and takes readers along on his ride halfway around the world. It’s probably not your everyday business setting, but it’s the right novel to combat lockdown by letting your mind wander off to faraway places.
Rudiger has no choice than to search for Katie, who is hiding in Cape Verde. And to make matters more complicated, Rudiger is still into Katie. Add to this a vicious Swiss banker who stole the money from Katie and a U.S. Attorney who is looking for the two undeterred by national boundaries, and you get a gripping, plot-twisting read.
David Lender is a master of white-collar crime stories. In this novel he brings back one of his greatest characters and takes readers along on his ride halfway around the world. It’s probably not your everyday business setting, but it’s the right novel to combat lockdown by letting your mind wander off to faraway places.
June 26, 2017
Spin move
Definitely correctly titled as this book featured one spin move after another in a nicely written tale it was easy to read and slickly believable throughout. Would be delighted to read further adventures.
Definitely correctly titled as this book featured one spin move after another in a nicely written tale it was easy to read and slickly believable throughout. Would be delighted to read further adventures.
July 24, 2017
Spin move for sure!
Spin Move stArted out a little slow, but picked up as you got further into the story. Lots of twists and turns kept it very interesting. You never could tell what would happen next. It was a very good read.
Spin Move stArted out a little slow, but picked up as you got further into the story. Lots of twists and turns kept it very interesting. You never could tell what would happen next. It was a very good read.
August 16, 2017
Easy to read
This was a good quick read despite it being a bit cheesy at times. The premise was cute and timely.
This was a good quick read despite it being a bit cheesy at times. The premise was cute and timely.
August 26, 2017
Fun times
Great fun read. In my humble opinion this would make a great movie. Just the changes in scenery would be something to see.
Great fun read. In my humble opinion this would make a great movie. Just the changes in scenery would be something to see.
September 11, 2017
Entertaining
An enjoyable light read. Lender personalized the story with family devotion, and a developing love, while white collar crime thrives.
An enjoyable light read. Lender personalized the story with family devotion, and a developing love, while white collar crime thrives.
September 23, 2017
Jk
Wow I read this book from start to finish.
One of those books that has deception etc.
I can recommend
Wow I read this book from start to finish.
One of those books that has deception etc.
I can recommend
November 1, 2017
Follow the money
Cross, double cross and always have a backup plan. Lots of adventure and intrigue. Never underestimate the other guy. Enjoyed the characters. Well written.
Cross, double cross and always have a backup plan. Lots of adventure and intrigue. Never underestimate the other guy. Enjoyed the characters. Well written.
February 4, 2018
Fantastic read! Glad to find another great author in addition to Grisham.
Again, this was a great book and I really enjoyed it. Couldn't easily put it down, now I need sleep.
Again, this was a great book and I really enjoyed it. Couldn't easily put it down, now I need sleep.
April 9, 2018
Great read!
Well written, enjoyable, keeps you interested till the end. Writer has great background understanding of wall street and the law.
Well written, enjoyable, keeps you interested till the end. Writer has great background understanding of wall street and the law.
September 2, 2018
Ggoid book
Kept engaged till the end. Are folks really that smart to pull off all the schemes. My guess not but does make a fun read. Plan on reading his other books.
Kept engaged till the end. Are folks really that smart to pull off all the schemes. My guess not but does make a fun read. Plan on reading his other books.
December 2, 2023
Just couldn't get into this one.
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June 28, 2016Ponzi schemer gets conned..a fun read
One of the crime genres, or sub-genres, I enjoy reading is "The Sting"- like story in which a cheater gets cheated. Mr. Lender does an entertaining job of work with "Spin Job" a novel that fits right in with all the two-timing chicanery in the world of hedge funds that is in the news these days.
The reader does not have to be any more than an occasional reader of the financial news to get the gist of the story in which a smooth Swiss banker convinces divorced women or widows with handsome bank accounts to invest in his Ponzi scheme. Except that this time he has scammed the sometime girl friend of a Wall Street broker ran off with about 30 million of funds that he had acquired on his own little investment fund peccadillo. The ex-Wall Streeter and his girl friend, reunited in righteous anger, of a sort, want their money back and concoct their own scheme to get it back from the Swiss banker .
At the same time the US Attorney is closing in on the two wanted Americans, the Swiss banker has his own Hired hit-man cum PI, searching for them also.
Outrageous, completely believable fun. As I said, David Lender has this kind of story down pat, but not so pat as to become blasé in the writing. His job is to give his reader a good plot and a good time,and he succeeds again.
I recommend one of my favorite Kindle book authors for your enjoyment.
Notes: some romance, not lurid. A bit of violence at the climax, nothing graphic.
One of the crime genres, or sub-genres, I enjoy reading is "The Sting"- like story in which a cheater gets cheated. Mr. Lender does an entertaining job of work with "Spin Job" a novel that fits right in with all the two-timing chicanery in the world of hedge funds that is in the news these days.
The reader does not have to be any more than an occasional reader of the financial news to get the gist of the story in which a smooth Swiss banker convinces divorced women or widows with handsome bank accounts to invest in his Ponzi scheme. Except that this time he has scammed the sometime girl friend of a Wall Street broker ran off with about 30 million of funds that he had acquired on his own little investment fund peccadillo. The ex-Wall Streeter and his girl friend, reunited in righteous anger, of a sort, want their money back and concoct their own scheme to get it back from the Swiss banker .
At the same time the US Attorney is closing in on the two wanted Americans, the Swiss banker has his own Hired hit-man cum PI, searching for them also.
Outrageous, completely believable fun. As I said, David Lender has this kind of story down pat, but not so pat as to become blasé in the writing. His job is to give his reader a good plot and a good time,and he succeeds again.
I recommend one of my favorite Kindle book authors for your enjoyment.
Notes: some romance, not lurid. A bit of violence at the climax, nothing graphic.
January 7, 2015
In recent years, financial scandals have plagued the news because “you only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out (Buffett 2001: np).”1 Therefore, SPIN MOVE story dives into this theme as the author David Lender employs his knowledge as an investment banker for 25 years on Wall Street to create this white-collar crime thriller.
The story gyrates around corruption, fraud, extradition treaties, legal tangles and its intricacies. On the other hand, it deals with ethics, love, fear, etc., giving complexity to the narrative. Would you root for the financial fugitive or the U.S. Attorney?
I liked the characters, the author writing style, and the story despite some over-the-top adventures. However, I wouldn’t choose this book by its cover, it didn’t catch my attention; nevertheless, I am glad to pick it, pleasant and easy reading.
I recommend.
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The story gyrates around corruption, fraud, extradition treaties, legal tangles and its intricacies. On the other hand, it deals with ethics, love, fear, etc., giving complexity to the narrative. Would you root for the financial fugitive or the U.S. Attorney?
I liked the characters, the author writing style, and the story despite some over-the-top adventures. However, I wouldn’t choose this book by its cover, it didn’t catch my attention; nevertheless, I am glad to pick it, pleasant and easy reading.
I recommend.
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August 26, 2022
He's back. David Lender is quick to put the financial thriller character Rudiger in some sort of trouble.
While the depth of character is not the greatest I do enjoy the Rudiger series. Quick enjoyable read. Highly recommend readers check out Lender's series.
Some may take this as negative but I enjoy when I finish an author's book and can look forward to another one within a year....it keeps me interested and entertained.
While the depth of character is not the greatest I do enjoy the Rudiger series. Quick enjoyable read. Highly recommend readers check out Lender's series.
Some may take this as negative but I enjoy when I finish an author's book and can look forward to another one within a year....it keeps me interested and entertained.
July 24, 2015
Looking for a light, action filled white collar/finance thriller? As long as you're willing to suspend disbelief for a fun read with likable characters that you can cheer for, Spin Move is a good summer read. It's short though, so you might end up like me, feeling like you could read another hundred pages about John Rudiger and Katie Dolan. Instead of complaining, I'm looking forward to the next David Lender novel and hoping that it'll provide a few days of escape.
March 1, 2015
This book was won as a GoodReads Giveaway.
This was a fun read book on a day long plane ride for me. Just enough twists to make it interesting. Description of the book is right on with the story line. Passing the book onto to friend’s for them to enjoy it.
This was a fun read book on a day long plane ride for me. Just enough twists to make it interesting. Description of the book is right on with the story line. Passing the book onto to friend’s for them to enjoy it.
February 16, 2015
Pretty light
It's still okay book although not as good as previous ones. Much lighter, plot is also predictable. I really liked previous books so I hope next one is better! Just need to work harder on plot and characters
It's still okay book although not as good as previous ones. Much lighter, plot is also predictable. I really liked previous books so I hope next one is better! Just need to work harder on plot and characters
November 30, 2017
A novel full of twists
A well-written novel that keeps the reader wanting more...complete with the unexpected!
Very tastefully choreographed scenes of sex...love.
The fight in the alley was icing on the cake!
A well-written novel that keeps the reader wanting more...complete with the unexpected!
Very tastefully choreographed scenes of sex...love.
The fight in the alley was icing on the cake!
February 9, 2015
This was a fun book. Just enough twists to make it interesting. I felt like it was a sequel to a previous book, but it was fine on it's own.
March 2, 2015
Great addition to the Rudiger series
Read this straight through in two seasons. I just hope there are more Rudiger tales in the works. A good plot with plausible twists.
Read this straight through in two seasons. I just hope there are more Rudiger tales in the works. A good plot with plausible twists.
September 3, 2015
A lightweight fast paced story of outsmarting the feds with white collar crime.
September 16, 2016
fast reading
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