Squeeze Plays
Equally arrogant, Corbin van Sloot is the bank CEO
Book Summary
Squeeze Plays
Step into an international financial thriller that whisks you away to the paneled boardrooms and lavish penthouses of the New York elite, and reveals the skeletons that threaten to take them down.
The Star tabloid is on the brink of bankruptcy. Reputations and livelihoods are on the line—until Winston Crumm, owner and figurehead of The Star, gets an offer he can’t refuse.
Equally arrogant, Corbin van Sloot is the bank CEO that is about to pull the Star’s loan and leave it flailing. As incompetent as Crumm may be in running his business, he knows that money talks. He’s ready to cut a deal with someone else in order to secure his cushy position, even if it means rubbing elbows with ruthless Russian oligarch Maxim Ripovsky.
Ripovsky smells blood in the water and goes in for the kill. He’s not afraid to rock the upper echelons of global power to weasel his way into the upper crust of American blue blood.
From the skylines of New York and London to the English countryside and Nantucket, enterprising financial journalist Bob Mandell finds himself caught up in this shadowy world of corruption, financial skullduggery, and sexual blackmail. Exposing their web of deceit and underhanded moves could bring their whole operation crashing down, and while Bob is no stranger to making powerful enemies…he may have bitten off more than he can chew.
A brilliant exposé of the lifestyle, desires, and foibles of the rich and powerful from a financial journalist who has seen it all.
Praise for Squeeze Plays:
“Marshall’s jocular prose is a perfect match for the blazer-clad, sharp-elbowed world… delightfully barbed sendups of the New York business milieu” – Kirkus Reviews
“A sharp examination of power and corporate greed” – Independent Book Review
“The best character-driven novel I’ve read in a year.” – Readers Favorite
What readers say about the book🧐
This book was a wild ride through the world of high finance and international intrigue. The author clearly knows this world well, and the story felt both believable and captivating. the financial jargon sometimes went over my head, it didn't detract from the overall enjoyment of the story. This book is a great choice for fans of thrillers with a touch of social commentary.
Harper Perez
About the Author
Jeffrey Marshall
Jeffrey Marshall is a writer and retired journalist living in Scottsdale, AZ. He is the author of five books, including the novels “Squeeze Plays” (2022), “Undetected” (2019) and “Little Miss Sure Shot” (2014). He also wrote a business book on community reinvestment (1991) and a volume of collected poems, “River Ice” (2009). “Undetected” was named a “Notable 100” indie book by ShelfUnbound for 2020. “Squeeze Plays” was also named a Notable Indie in 2022 and received a Book Excellence Award for fiction in 2023.
Marshall grew up in Connecticut but spent most of his professional life working in New York and New Jersey (hey, don’t knock New Jersey!). The bulk of his career was spent in business journalism, and included chief editor posts at two national business magazines; he was also, at various times, a feature writer, columnist and book reviewer. He also freelanced widely for magazines and newspapers, appearing in The New York Times and New Jersey Monthly, among many others. Most of his writing now is on environmental subjects, and he serves on two national boards of Trout Unlimited, the coldwater conservation group, and formerly served on the board of a local land trust in the Phoenix area.
Marshall has a bachelor’s degree in history from Princeton and a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern. Interests include tennis, golf, hiking, movies, finding new restaurants and travel. He’s stayed in or traveled through all 50 states – sometimes passing through was enough! He and his wife, Judy, have two rambunctious dogs, Maggie and Blaze.