The bear's requiem - Peter Cunningham

Steve Osorio is the hottest name on Wall Street. Just a few years have passed since he created GiltStock, but already it is the most avidly watched, fastest growing commodities operation around and Steve Osorio is New York’s newest millionaire.

Osorio moves fast, but then he’s got Texas oil in his blood. He’s smart, but he’s playing in a league where winning is the first and only rule. He’s about to be married to a society heiress and be embraced by respectability. Then a mysterious new Arab account, handled by a bewitching beauty with a direct line to the oil barons of Saudi Arabia, entrusts him with a mega order in oil. But suddenly oil collapses; the Arabs vanish; their last order is unfinanced. Overnight, Wall Street’s crown prince becomes a man in hell.

Who set Steve Osorio up? And why? The Bear’s Requiem is the compelling story of Osorio’s race against time. In a world of ruthless banking and savage reprisal, stretching all the way from New York to northernmost Japan, Steve Osorio is the man who defies the most basic rule of all: he dares to come back.

Peter Cunningham is the acknowledged master of the financial cliffhanger. The Bear’s Requiem combines the electrifying dynamism of Wall Street with the violence and drama of international finance. The result is unputdownable.