They are the 1% … and they didn't make it to the top by playing nice. Nor did they wind up trapped in an elevator together under the guise of a team-building escape room exercise because they are upstanding people. The "they" we are talking about is the Wall Street investment bankers. That slimy, ruthless group of people who will stab backs and cut throats in the rat race to make a buck. A LOT of bucks.
Vincent, Sylvie, Jules, & Sam have been brought to an elevator after hours for a compulsory team-building exercise. None of them wants to be there, but they will do just about anything to climb high in their positions at Stanhope, one of New York City's top investment firms. However, they soon realize that what they thought was an activity meant to bring them together (yeah right), and score them some points with Stanhope's top executives, is really a plot meant to tear them apart. Who will escape this escape room … and who will succumb to it?
Australian author Megan Goldin stuns with her new novel The Escape Room. Readers are thrown headfirst into the callous and unmerciful world of investment banking - and let us warn you in case you didn't already know - it's a dog eat dog world. Goldin's passages about life and death behind Stanhope's secretive walls are fascinating, and provide a sardonic glimpse into a world most of us will never witness with our own eyes. The plot is outlandish, the characters are deliciously cold and wicked, and the pages turn because this novel will have you racing to the end to see who or what is behind this incredibly cruel escape room. While this novel is far from cerebral, and won't be lauded for being extraordinarily thought-provoking, it is a lot of fun. Readers who enjoy stories that border on the insane and don't make them think too much, will have a blast with Goldin's The Escape Room.
Rating: **** Stars (I really liked it)
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GENRE: Australian Fiction; Thrillers & Suspense THEME: Thrown Together (Diverse groups of people are brought together in unexpected ways.) WRITING STYLE: Compelling TONE: Suspenseful LOCATION: Wall Street, New York City SUBJECT: Claustrophobia; Deception; Elevators; Escapes; Feuds; Finance; Investment Bankers; Murderers; Office Politics; Resentfulness; Secrets; Survival
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