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Dark Pools

Alexander DuCharme

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A global thriller, told through flashbacks, revealing how success is nurtured by ambition and greed, and built
onaplatformoflies, deceitandprivilege.
Reveals the psychology of the protagonist’s actions as he alternates between defiance and angst, hope and
fear.
Anovelwhichchallengesthereadertojudgewhethertheyhavesympathyfortheargumentsmadebythe
maincharacter,andwhethertheyjustifyhisactionsandhispast.

Recuperating in a Swiss hotel Marcus Flint, an investment banker, is tormented by a career threatening
regulatory review which will potentially uncover dark episodes from his time as a senior executive in Singapore.
Hetriestoexplaintohiswife,Emma, hisactionswithinanenvironmentof ambition,greed,selfishness,anda
successbuilt on a platform of deceitandlies.

Emma is keen to help him as Marcusrescuedherfrom herowntraumasmanyyearsago. Buttheirs is a
passionless relationship. She still pines for ex-husband, Sanju, and he reminisces about his first love, Caitanya.
Both feature in Marcus’ sordid past.

Marcusspendshisdays dealing withmanagementissuesacrosstheglobe aswellasin political one-
upmanship with his peers, participating in, but questioning, the prevalence of such behaviours. His evenings
are spent drinking and bantering with hotel owner and ex-private banker, Urs, and the mysterious and enigmatic
Sri Lankan cook, Muttu, also with their own hidden secrets.

Alexander DuCharme has had over three decades of experience in financial services. He has mostly worked
in investmentbankingbutalsoasasenioradvisertoleadershipteams.He isanexperiencedbloggerontopics
relating to management issues in the industry. He lives in Surrey.

Publication Date: 28th November 2024 £10.99 ISBN: 9781836280248
Themasubjectcategory: FH– Thriller/suspensefiction
paperback 198 x 129 mm 352 pp Portrait Authorlocation: Surrey

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