The Power Broker

By: Stephen Frey

Narrated by: Holter Graham

Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

In this tense thriller, Christian Gillette is approached by a shadowy group representing vast wealth and vague motives. They're a politically conservative alliance interested in a partnership with Gillette's company, Everest Capital. Then he's contacted by a charismatic liberal politician named Jesse Wood, who is about to announce his candidacy for president; Wood and his advisors want Gillette to run for vice president. Skeptical of both offers, Gillette tries to discern who can be trusted. But he soon realizes a colleague has ties to one party...and ultimately, he can't trust anybody at all.

Still breathing? Take another corporate thrill ride with CEO Christian Gillette.

©2006 Stephen Frey (P)2006 BBC Audiobooks America

Critic reviews

"Holter Graham's use of a wide range of voices and emotions can't help but draw listeners in from the very first words. There's a sense of doom and foreboding, of expectation and terror as we try to distinguish the heroes from the villains, with the true motivations of all not revealed until the end." (AudioFile)

lots of characters

lots of characters.... you might need a map. or do like I do.... listen to it a second time

Power

It shows just how a lot of power can change a person life not always for the best

warning- n-word used multiple times

DID NOT like the use of the n-word!!! thought it unnecessary but this one was surprisingly good and layered.

Drawn out story

The story is too drawn out and way too hard to follow in my opinion. It was just not interesting enough. It got boring and I just couldn’t finish it.

Could. To get into

I tried but it just was not holding my interest. Narrator was very good but story line or something we missing for me

good job writing this book

this book was very easy to listen to. had great punchlines all throughout and especially at the end very well written

confusing

there are so many characters and stories I found it difficult to keep them straight.

amazing

wow, what an imagination. this author has...
kept me interested for sure. good job stephen

Chriistian Gillette Series

The Chairman, The Protegé, The Power Broker, and The Successor are the four novels that are the Christian Gillette Series. Read them in order to glean the most from this story. The stories will stand alone, but you'll miss connections and scratch your head with a lack of understanding. Plus, you'll miss out on some good storytelling.

Plot. Christian Gillette, a handsome 30-something genius, is unexpectedly elevated to Chairman of Everest, a money management firm, via the unexpected death of his boss. Through the four novels, you will learn that Christian is a brilliant financier, buying and selling companies, making his clients, and his staff, multi-millionaires. Deciding 'who to trust' is paramount to his success. Romance, deal-making, back-stabbing, life and death situations, friendships, self-doubt, questions of loyalty, judgement, good guys, bad guys - all swirl through a world of high finance.

Liked. Was prepared to be unenthusiastic about a story of high finance. Boring, right? Nope! This series will hold your attention, not one math problem. It's a terrific tale of suspense, intrigue, even political espionage. There is a lot to the character of Christian Gillette; he's not "just another pretty face". Narration is fine, no issues. A bit slow in tempo, so pumped the iPhone up to 1.3 - not an issue.

Not so hot? Sometimes Christian comes across as a bit immature - most of the time a brilliant alpha male, in charge. His character could have been smoother. A bit cliché, in places, but very readable.

Recommended. High finance can be exciting stuff!

Probably my favorite

I'm really loving these characters through the Frey books. Narration by Holter Graham is SO well done every time. Looking forward to listening to more of the Frey/Graham connection. Hope there are more!!