Review: The Banker's Wife by Cristina Alger

The Banker's Wife by Cristina Alger (July 3, 2018 / G.P. Putnam's Sons)

***Disclaimer: I received a copy of this release from Get Red PR in exchange for an honest review. I received no additional compensation.***

Goodreads Summary:
On an early morning in November, a couple boards a private plane bound for Geneva, flying into a storm. Soon after, it simply drops off the radar, and its wreckage is later uncovered in the Alps. Among the disappeared is Matthew Lerner, a banking insider at Swiss United, a powerful offshore bank. His young widow, Annabel, is left grappling with the secrets he left behind, including an encrypted laptop and a shady client list. As she begins a desperate search for answers, she determines that Matthew's death was no accident, and that she is now in the crosshairs of his powerful enemies.

Meanwhile, ambitious society journalist Marina Tourneau has finally landed at the top. Now that she's engaged to Grant Ellis, she will stop writing about powerful families and finally be a part of one. Her entry into the upper echelons of New York's social scene is more appealing than any article could ever be, but, after the death of her mentor, she agrees to dig into one more story. While looking into Swiss United, Marina uncovers information that implicates some of the most powerful men in the financial world, including some who are too close to home. The story could also be the answer to Annabel's heartbreaking search—if Marina chooses to publish it.

My Review:
FINALLY!!! A smart thriller with smart female characters! I have been let down with thrillers and mysteries for so long that I had almost given up hope. Then Cristina Alger introduced me to Marina and Annabel (and lots of other really, really great characters). I thought a book about finance would be boring, but this was absolutely the opposite. Alger does a wonderful job of explaining complex financial and technical concepts in a way that is easy to understand but not so weak and watered down that you don't actually learn something. The chapters alternate between Marina and Annabel and are quick reads at only a few pages each. I'm hearing lots of great reviews from my fellow bookstagrammers and I hope this book gets pushed to the top of all the lists so we can have more reads like this in the future!