The Lies We Trade by Kristine Delano

 

Meredith Hansel should be having the best week of her life. After establishing herself as a portfolio manager at a prestigious Wall Street firm, she’s in the national spotlight for the innovative funds she created. But as Meredith prepares to celebrate, the plates she’s kept spinning for years begin to crash: Her strained marriage reaches a breaking point. Her conscientious teenage daughter acts out under mysterious pressures. Someone vandalizes her home with disturbing graffiti. And Betsey, her most trusted ally at the financial firm, goes rogue, and Meredith is forced to sign a restraining order against her.

Then her worlds collide when she receives a thumb drive and a cryptic note from Betsey threatening to reveal a secret that could have devastating effects on Meredith’s family . . . unless she can figure out what Betsey wants and deliver it in time.

As Meredith begins to dig into the data, however, she begins to suspect that it’s no coincidence her life is crumbling. That maybe what’s happening to her family is connected to what’s boiling beneath the surface at her investment company. Soon Meredith realizes there’s only one way to avoid taking the fall, and it all hinges on Betsey’s true motives. Was she really threatening Meredith or trying to warn her?

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About The Author

 

Kristine Delano is a former Wall Street executive turned award-winning author of domestic thrillers set in the high-stakes finance world. She hosts the We Talk Careers podcast and mentors women on work-life balance. When she’s not writing or reading, she enjoys scuba diving, playing games with friends, and chasing her family down the ski slopes of western Maine. Please connect with her on Instagram. 

My Review

 

A woman with a career, she is doing really well, and celebrating with ringing the bell at the NYS stock exchange. On top of the world? Seems like there is always someone whom wants to knock you off your pedestal, and Meredith Hansel is no exception.
While it took me awhile to get into this read, I'm glad that I persevere. Meredith has had so much success, but it sure is taking a toll on her family life.
The story has it all, including stalking a teenage, embezzlement, blackmail, and then there are threats. Whom to trust, and wow, secrets fall, along with big surprises.
Was the outcome what I wanted? Well, I was really surprised!
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Tyndale House, and was not required to give a positive review.