Naked Option by Joe Kolman
Naked Option, Joe Kolman’s ITW debut novel, is about a disgraced options trader who tracks a multi-million fraud and a murder through Wall Street's gay subculture. Dave Ackerman, the narrator of Naked Option, is a brilliant young trader, but one day, recklessly trying to one-up his firm's superstar, he goes naked on an option trade -- and loses $112 million in two hours. His career is over. Then he hears about an auditing job at an investment bank. He knows within minutes that something is very wrong, but he's so desperate he takes the job. His new partner is Susanna Cassuto, an attractive young auditor he mistakenly tags as a rich party girl. Together they uncover an elegant embezzlement scheme. When somebody turns up dead, they race to put the pieces together, but the bank drops the case. They're fired. Furious, Dave goes out on his own to find the killer.
"For a long plane ride or weekend escape, Naked Option is a breezy, easily digestible pleasure that reads like a pulp detective story in a Wall Street setting." -- Jonathan Hoenig, Chicago Sun-Times
"Even if you no idea what 'options trading' is, try this Wall Street thriller -- it may correct your ignorance, and it's also full of suspense, sex, and surprise." -- Alison Lurie, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of Foreign Affairs
Joe Kolman has been a financial writer for more than two decades. He has an MFA from Cornell University and has been a fellow at the MacDowell Colony. He's currently a vice president at a large investment management firm and lives in Manhattan with his wife and two sons.
ThrillerFest
ITW's annual celebration of the thriller world is the largest event of its kind, a meeting place for authors, readers, budding writers, and publishing industry professionals.
For 2011, we’ll be back in the heart of New York in July with the ThrillerFest conference including CraftFest and AgentFest.
ThrillerFest VI will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.
The dates will be July 6-9, 2011.
More information to follow.
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