I read these books in the wrong order. It doesn’t matter much as they genuinely stand alone as stories but I recommend reading them in order to get the benefit of character development and relationship growth. There is enough detail in the legal aspects of the plot to keep the reader across some of the complexities of the system but this is not belaboured and the pace remains strong.

A new author for me and one that I have certainly noted.
Took a short while to get into this book, but it was a change from some of my recent reads and although I enjoyed it to a certain extent, it is one for the reader to make up their own mind about.

A thriller that entails financial skulduggery, terrorism, explosions and a plot that twists and turns.

The main character, Henry Crowne, finds himself in the cross hairs of the police and the loss of his extremely successful career in high finance following a plane explosion in which his rival is killed. Crowne cuts an isolated individual it is hard to warm to yet simultaneously hard to take against .

There are some other interesting supporting characters Pole (police officer) and Nancy (neighbour and former barrister) give a little added depth to this story. There are also some interesting details about finance and art.

The final twist tied up the loose ends, a fun, easy to read thriller - 3.5 out of 5.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC in response for an honest review.

This is a good story with intelligently created characters. The story is quite engaging and includes some nice twists. I'm surprised there aren't more reviews for this one. Recommended for thriller fans.

Thanks very much for the review copy!!

This is the first corporate thriller I’ve read, and I am very intrigued by the genre. I loved the concept of everyone being a little corrupt and immoral, it drew me in in a way that few novels can, and I am excited to read more of Freddie P. Peter’s work.
I love thriller/ mystery novels especially when they have unpredictable but logical conclusions, like Collapse.
Sections of the novel were hard to follow with a lot of corporate lingo and characters keeping secrets, but I was able to skim these sections and still enjoy the story. The changing point of view kept the story interesting and kept the stakes high as I worked out who’s team I was on. Although, having completed the story I am still not entirely sure about who is good, who is bad and who some characters even are, but I am sure these questions will be answered throughout the series.
Most of the characters seemed so real and the multiple perspectives gave the story higher stakes. However, it also made the story slightly more confusing but I was able to follow and it didn’t prevent me from loving this novel. I liked how almost all the character’s had secrets and low morals because it made them relatable. I grew attached to Crowne’s confidence and egoism. He was very well written and impossible to not like despite being working in finance. I also loved Pole who seemed so upright amongst all the shady stockbrokers, I also liked many side characters, such as Andy and James, but I felt like their storylines were left unfinished. Hopefully, they will be picked up in the next book. I did struggle to read some parts of other characters for example, Nancy Wu, who came across as too perfect and one dimensional with the way she could almost read Henry’s mind.
I liked the writing structure, and while the changing point of view was a bit confusing, it kept it interesting. However, I did find one a few sentences a bit problematic as they were sexist or ableist. I am unsure if this was unintentional or if they were put in to make the characters less likeable.
Overall, it was an intriguing, high stakes, mystery that was impossible to put down. The mystery was slowly unravelled in a very satisfactory manner but leaving plenty of questions for the next book in the series.

Fairly enjoyable read. Reflected the dishonesty, and greed that exists in the city well, although at times got over complicated in explaining derivatives, sub prime loans etc, in comparison to say The Big Short. I warmed to the character DCI Pole, and could see his story being developed further. Liked his character much more than Henry the main lead.