Jonah Lightbody has never had a good
relationship with his father. When the opportunity arises for him to
participate in “Take Your Children to Work Day”, he thinks this might be his
chance to bond with his dad, who works at a large stock trading firm in London.
When Jonah walks into the firm, he is
awestruck by all the activity. Jonah gets caught up in the stock frenzy by
entering trades for the Baron, a notoriously successful broker, and his group,
“The Whistlers”. Although his dad tries to warn him, the Baron mentors
Jonah long-distance, and four years later, he has become extremely rich and, at
age sixteen, becomes the youngest trader ever to work at Helsby-Cattermole, or
“HellCat”.
On the other side of the world, Kloot, a
shady international investor, has an operative in the Federal Reserve keeping
him informed about bank bailouts. When a tip about a US bank bailout goes
bad, Hellcat loses a lot of money, and David Lightbody becomes the
scapegoat. What follows is the uniting of father and son to discover that
the Baron and Apollyon, the world’s biggest hedge fund that feeds off
international crises, is behind the massive cover-up at Hellcat. Jonah
steals the Baron’s laptop, and he and his dad play a “cat and mouse game” with
the Baron and his cronies, ending up in Namibia. David is shot and must
be flown by medivac to the hospital, and Jonah vows to get revenge on the
members of Apollyon.
Dead Cat Bounce is the debut
novel of author Nic Bennett. This exciting conspiracy thriller will keep
readers on the edge of their seats all the way through the book! Mr.
Bennett has included a crash course in stock trading within the plot, plus a
large amount of information about the plants, animals, and terrain of Africa.
This book is perfect for those students who
enjoy James Patterson’s novels and those who are James Bond fans! I recommend it
for high school and public libraries.
**Reviewer's note. The copy reviewed was received from Library Media Connection in exchange for an honest review.
**Reviewer's note. The copy reviewed was received from Library Media Connection in exchange for an honest review.
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