The Banker’s Wife

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What to expect

'Immersive, satisfying, tense - and timely' Lee Child

'Whip smart and fraught with tension...Brilliant.' Mary Kubica, author of The Good Girl

A fast-paced and impossibly gripping thriller for fans of The Woman in the Window and Need to Know.

The only thing worse than finding out that your husband is dead, is discovering the secrets he left behind.

Annabel's seemingly perfect ex-patriate life in Geneva is shattered when her banker husband Matthew's plane crashes in the Alps. When Annabel finds clues that his death may not be all it seems, she puts herself in the crosshairs of powerful enemies and questions whether she really knew her husband at all.

Meanwhile, journalist Marina is investigating Swiss United, the bank where Matthew worked. But when she uncovers evidence of a shocking global financial scandal that implicates someone close to home, she is forced to make an impossible choice.

(P)2018 Penguin Random House Audio

Praise for The Banker's Wife

'A knockout of an international thriller' Chris Pavone, author of The Expats

'Kept me guessing until the very last page. I couldn't tear myself away' Janelle Brown, author of Watch Me Disappear

'A gripping, twisty thriller that asks how well we really know the people closest to us' Alafair Burke, author of The Wife

Critics Review

  • Immersive, satisfying, tense – and timely: This is probably happening for real right now.

    Lee Child
  • Readers riding this international financial roller coaster will be kept on edge through its many twists and turns. Highly recommended for fans of fast-paced thrillers in the tradition of John Grisham

    Library Journal (starred review)
  • Alger perfectly nails her twisty plot, wrapping everything up in a completely satisfying ending. Readers will be eagerly turning the pages of this fast-paced financial thriller

    Booklist
  • Cristina Alger takes an inside look at the lucrative, high-stakes – and sometimes murderous – world of private banking in this stunning masterpiece. Whip smart and fraught with tension, The Banker’s Wife packs a punch that doesn’t let up. Brilliant.

    Mary Kubica, author of The Good Girl
  • The Banker’s Wife is a page-turning, plot-twisting international thriller of the first order. Cristina Alger’s writing is as sophisticated and self-assured as the characters she’s created. A remarkable and intriguing journey into the rarefied world of power and money. A perfect blend of mystery, suspense, and betrayal.

    Nelson DeMille
  • In Cristina Alger’s expert hands, the world of complex international finance is the perfect setting for a gripping, twisty thriller that asks how well we really know the people closest to us. The Banker’s Wife is smart, savvy, and beautifully written. It grabs the reader by the gut and doesn’t let go until the last page.

    Alafair Burke, author of The Ex

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