Leverage: A Novel

By: Amran Gowani

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Synopsis: For readers of Percival Everett and viewers of Industry, a hotshot hedge fund employee must risk everything to save his job—and his life—in this timely and darkly funny thriller about race, power, and the corrupting influence of the almighty dollar.Ali &“Al&” Jafar is a rising star at notorious hedge fund Prism Capital, but fortunes change fast on Wall Street. When his biggest investment goes up in smoke, Al loses $300 million—and his fragile sense of self-worth—in a single afternoon. He&’s certain he&’ll be fired, but Prism&’s obscenely rich and politically connected founder isn&’t that merciful. Instead, he gives Al an impossible ultimatum: recover the lost money in three months or become the fall guy for the government&’s insider-trading investigation into the firm. Desperate and depressed, Al turns to high finance&’s dark side, where he battles back-stabbing coworkers and cutthroat competitors and digs himself into an even deeper hole. As the clock winds down, and the pressure mounts, Al&’s mental health deteriorates. To survive, he&’ll have to outfox one of the world&’s most powerful men and decide if he values the dearest asset of all: himself.