Pretty good story of Black powerful men in the big business world.

Greed gone wild....human nature in action..unfortunetly

Probably my favorite of the series.

Nothing extra-ordinary. I was promised a financial thriller but its nothing but another conspiracy book, this time a twist on race relations.

Audio book, Holter Graham narrator
Horrible story, constantly asking myself "if Gillette is so smart then why.............?" I mean what smart rich person would actually invest in Las Vegas?

Graham's narration is excellent and I hope that he leverages his next contract work.

dont

Pretty entertaining novel on jailed rich guy meets government conspiracy and runs from hitmen

David farrens favorite book ever

The Chairman, The Protegé, The Power Broker, and The Successor are the four novels that are the Christian Gillette Series. Read them in order to glean the most from this story. The stories will stand alone, but you'll miss connections and scratch your head with a lack of understanding. Plus, you'll miss out on some good storytelling.

Plot. Christian Gillette, a handsome 30-something genius, is unexpectedly elevated to Chairman of Everest, a money management firm, via the unexpected death of his boss. Through the four novels, you will learn that Christian is a brilliant financier, buying and selling companies, making his clients, and his staff, multi-millionaires. Deciding 'who to trust' is paramount to his success. Romance, deal-making, back-stabbing, life and death situations, friendships, self-doubt, questions of loyalty, judgement, good guys, bad guys - all swirl through a world of high finance.

Liked. Was prepared to be unenthusiastic about a story of high finance. Boring, right? Nope! This series will hold your attention, not one math problem. It's a terrific tale of suspense, intrigue, even political espionage. There is a lot to the character of Christian Gillette; he's not "just another pretty face". Narration is fine, no issues. A bit slow in tempo, so pumped the iPhone up to 1.3 - not an issue.

Not so hot? Sometimes Christian comes across as a bit immature - most of the time a brilliant alpha male, in charge. His character could have been smoother. A bit cliché, in places, but very readable.

Recommended. High finance can be exciting stuff!

Disappointed. The author had a chance to make this a much more intellectual thriller than how it ended up. Bogus explanations for how he gets to the end. I was hoping Christian Gillette would be another Harvey Specter, but not the case.

This is a novel of intrigue centered around Christian Gillette, the chairman of a New York private equity firm. He has multiple business deals underway as well as some possible political ambitions. So....the book involves the business deals, some politics, race, treachery, blackmail,murder, money, influence, ethics, betrayal, the "good old boy" business networks at their worst, and much, much more. The plot line was compelling and Christian Gillette is a likeable main character.

There are a lot of supporting characters in this novel as well as settings in Maine, Las Vegas, Texas, and Illinois. There are some things that could have been better researched and there are clichés. Despite this, it could have been a four star book for the pure entertainment except: 1. The ending let me down and 2. It started somewhat slowly due to introducing a lot of the characters.

The Power Broker: A Novel by Stephen Frey (2006)