Crisis Deluxe

An engaging thriller set against the world of international finance, corporate and individual ambition. Anyone who has any exposure to the heady combination of big money, power and greed will relate to the clashes between expedience, truth and integrity that underpin the story. Those who have not will enjoy a window into this stratosphere through a rollicking story well told. Perhaps the best recommendation for any thriller is that the reader is quickly hooked and wants to read on to see how the story unfolds. Coffman achieves this in spades with plenty of very human realities and frailties to paint out his characters. A good read.

Alexander Street, an investment banker is sent to Hong Kong to handle the acquisition of Transpac at a crucial time when the financial market is constantly declining. Everybody involved with this is trying everything in their hands to get maximum benefit. But with declining markets, nothing can be said about the acquisition just yet.

Alexander who is already facing a troubled marriage meets his ex-girlfriend after 25 years and we see an interwoven love story that adds a bit of romantic touch to the story. And with people willing to go to any extent for their profits and diverse characters the story keeps getting interesting.

The author has put down the thoughts through his experience as an investment banker and the story dealt a lot with financial markets which were a bit off for me. But if you are interested in finance then you can definitely grasp the gist of it. Apart from this it was a good story.

This is different to many thrillers in that it is set in the world of high finance. Who knew that is a context which could be so exciting? Weave into that a complicated love story, and this is a book which is just begging to be translated onto the big screen. I was not that interested in the financial details of the book but it certainly didn’t detract from my enjoyment.

Set against the glamorous yet sultry backdrop of Hong Kong, Alexander “Dusty” Street is tasked with shoring up a failing acquisition worth billions. The pressure to conclude the deal is coming from all sides, including from Jacqueline, a childhood love whom he has never forgotten from the years he spent going to school in Kowloon. Now she is in his life again, alluring and available, complicating both the acquisition and his distant, troubled marriage. As the walls close in and the plummeting world financial market hangs in the balance, Dusty must calculate the true cost of career, love, and family.

Having worked for decades in many countries as an investment banker, debut novelist Coffman certainly has the experience to write a financial thriller of this magnitude. Coffman delivers with the writing chops, too: the narrative is skilled, confident, the voice engaging. Dusty is a likable and believable character. His occasional, surprising insights into his motivations and past are refreshing, welcome, and border on the profound. Readers will gladly follow Dusty into the dizzying heights of the Hong Kong skyscrapers as well as into the seedy back alley dumpling shops where deals are made, secrets are revealed, and lives are either enriched or destroyed. Crisis Deluxe can hold its own with the best of them, and Coffman is definitely an author to watch.

this was a great mystery novel, the characters were great and I enjoyed the plot of the book. I enjoyed the mystery and getting to know the characters.