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The Power Broker: A Novel Audiobook
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In this tense thriller, Christian Gillette, hero of The Prot├®g├®, is approached by a shadowy group representing vast wealth and vague motive. They're a politically conservative alliance interested in a partnership with Gillette's company, Everest Capital. Then he's contacted by a charismatic liberal politician named Jesse Wood, who is about to announce his candidacy for president; Wood and his advisers want Gillette to run for vice president. Skeptical of both offers, Gillette tries to discern who can be trusted. But he soon realizes a colleague has ties to one party—and ultimately, he can't trust anybody at all.
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"A financial thriller. Christian Gillette, from The Protégé now powerful business man, plans to be nominated as VP for African American presidential candidate. Behind the scenes, is a group of men who run the financial world–stocks and Wall Street–buy-outs and mergers. "
— Laurie (4 out of 5 stars)
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“The action roars along like a small tsunami.”
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“Holter Graham’s use of a wide range of voices and emotions can’t help but draw listeners in from the very first words…truly impressive.”
— AudioFile
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An AudioFile Earphones Award Winner
The Power Broker Listener Reviews
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" Stephen Frey is my favorite fiction author. I like the Stephen Gillette series of books and hope he continues. Now I just need to get a hold of The Successor. "
— Allen, 11/17/2013 -
" Liked it. Lots of expected elements of a Frey thriller, with a few new angles. Enjoyable for fans of this genre. "
— Andrew, 10/3/2013 -
" The Power Broker: A Novel by Stephen Frey (2006) "
— Tom, 9/26/2013 -
" I really do prefer that my conspiracy-busting billionaires have the emotional range of a made-in-China sex toy. "
— Mark, 9/16/2013 -
" Pretty entertaining novel on jailed rich guy meets government conspiracy and runs from hitmen "
— John, 5/1/2013 -
" too many characters...too many plots (not twists, just plots...no intrigue...confusing...not much fun...kinda a waste of time "
— Paul, 3/28/2013 -
" Chairman - Protege - Power Broker - Successor. In this order, follow the career of Christian Gillette through these four novels. The best is the Chairman and then the rest are a blur, but some were better than others. "
— Alison, 8/6/2012 -
" Probably my favorite of the series. "
— Kesha, 8/3/2012 -
" Detailed as all Stephen Frey Novels are. Compelling reading about the world of high finance and politics. "
— Jim, 6/30/2012 -
" Nothing extra-ordinary. I was promised a financial thriller but its nothing but another conspiracy book, this time a twist on race relations. "
— Prashant, 1/5/2012 -
" well currently, i find that this book requires at least an hour of focused reading at a time, which has been difficult so I am having trouble keeping characters straight. "
— Keegan, 10/15/2011 -
" A readable story about a group of wealthy, connected men who take it upon themselves to keep America 'pure', i.e. white. Politics, race and big business are all intertwined in this novel which is easy enough to read altho' not exciting or fast-paced. "
— Greer, 10/10/2011 -
" At times, I thought it would be a good. It had potential. However, I found it lacking. Bit disappointed. Twist and turns were a bit predictable. End didn't do it for me. Actually, it disappointed. "
— Jeff, 9/22/2011 -
" My first Stephen Frey novel and it was so, so. Too many characters, sub-plots and plot lines to keep track of in the first 100 pages or so. It picks up the pace thereafter and moves to a quick finish. Overall, it failed to really impress but I will give another novel by this author a go. "
— Sanjay, 7/29/2011 -
" Fun read. Good to kill a plane ride. Nothing to write home about. "
— Tom, 5/21/2011 -
" Nothing extra-ordinary. I was promised a financial thriller but its nothing but another conspiracy book, this time a twist on race relations. "
— Prashant, 4/6/2011 -
" Fun read. Good to kill a plane ride. Nothing to write home about. "
— Tom, 3/15/2010 -
" The Power Broker: A Novel by Stephen Frey (2006) "
— Tom, 12/15/2009 -
" too many characters...too many plots (not twists, just plots...no intrigue...confusing...not much fun...kinda a waste of time "
— Paul, 1/28/2009 -
" Pretty entertaining novel on jailed rich guy meets government conspiracy and runs from hitmen "
— John, 8/14/2008 -
" Liked it. Lots of expected elements of a Frey thriller, with a few new angles. Enjoyable for fans of this genre. "
— Andrew, 1/12/2008 -
" Another solid Stephen Frey book, although not as good as some of his others. <br/> <br/>Slightly convoluted with so many characters, and a somewhat tired Skulls-like storyline. But overall, pretty good. "
— Michael, 12/31/2007 -
" I really do prefer that my conspiracy-busting billionaires have the emotional range of a made-in-China sex toy. "
— Mark, 9/1/2007
About Stephen Frey
Stephen Frey is a principal at a northern Virginia private equity firm. He previously worked in mergers and acquisitions at J. P. Morgan and as a vice president of corporate finance at an international bank in New York. He is the bestselling author of various novels, including The Successor and Forced Out.
About Holter Graham
Holter Graham, winner of three of AudioFile magazine’s Best Voice of the Year awards, is a stage, television, and screen actor. He has recorded numerous audiobooks and earned multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards. As an actor, his film credits include Fly Away Home, Maximum Overdrive, Hairspray, and The Diversion, a short film which he acted in and produced. On television, he has appeared in Army Wives, Damages, As the World Turns, Rescue Me, Law & Order, and New York Undercover. He received a BA degree from Skidmore College and an MFA from Vermont College.