A brilliant, reclusive Wall Street tycoon seems to have had the perfect formula for creating almost unlimited wealth even during the Great Depression. What was his secret? Four talented narrators deliver this novel. A pastiche of genres, it is part mystery, part love story, and part examination of America’s wealthiest citizens told through passages from a sensationalist novel and a tight-lipped memoir, as well as a ghostwriter and maybe even a ghost. All four voice talents handle the sometimes-ponderous nineteenth-century writing style with clarity and ease. But it’s Mozhan MarnĂ² who kicks the story into high gear with her portrayal of a young first-generation Italian-American secretary who digs through the layers of the millionaire and his late wife’s story to discover the ultimate truth.
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