Eat What You Kill
A Novel of Wall Street
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4.6 • 5 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
In Eat What You Kill by Ted Scofield, Evan Stoess is a struggling young Wall Street analyst obsessed with fortune and fame. A trailer park kid who attended an exclusive prep school through a lucky twist of fate, Evan's unusual past leaves him an alien in both worlds, an outsider who desperately wants to belong. When a small stock he discovers becomes an overnight sensation, he is poised to make millions and land the girl of his dreams, but disaster strikes and he loses everything.
Two years later a mysterious firm offers Evan a chance for redemption, and he jumps at the opportunity. His new job is to short stocks—to bet against the market. But when the stock goes up and he finds himself on the brink of ruin once again, another option presents itself: murder. At a moral crossroads, Evan must ask himself—how far will a man go for money and vengeance?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Stephen Frey fans will welcome Scofield's debut, a financial thriller that accessibly conveys the intricacies of a world in which a company can make millions on other companies whose stocks decline in value. New Yorker Evan Stoess, scarred by his time at a prep school where his less-than-fashionable attire earned him the denigrating nickname of Kmart, is obsessed with making as much money as he possibly can and with rubbing his success in the faces of his teenage foes. He's prepared to do anything to achieve his goal. When fate scuttles a lucrative deal and hands him a setback, the resourceful and unscrupulous Evan is soon scheming again. Celebrity cameos Jim Cramer and Jennifer Lawrence appear don't add much, and the ending pulls a few punches, but readers will look forward to seeing more from Scofield, who has worked as a securities attorney and is currently a corporate lawyer.
Customer Reviews
Eat What You Kill
What a ride! Not only was this book impossible to put down, it was compelling in a way many thrillers are not. Evan Stoess’s character is an enigma and the reader questions him/herself for rooting for him but root you must! The story line never lagged, and what a plot twist. I cannot wait for the sequel.
Where avarice, lust and fate collide.
A masterful thriller through the hubristic world of finance where avarice, lust and fate collide. If you love Grisham and Frey Read this book by first time author Ted Scofield.