<DIV><B>A <i>Bonfire of the Vanities</i> for our times, by an author who "knows her way around 21st-century wealth and power" (<i>The Wall Street Journal</i>)</B></div><div> </div><div>Since he married Merrill Darling, daughter of billionaire financier Carter Darling, attorney Paul Ross has grown accustomed to all the luxuries of Park Avenue. But a tragic event is about to catapult the Darling family into the middle of a massive financial investigation and a red-hot scandal. Suddenly, Paul must decide where his loyalties really lie.<BR><br> Debut novelist Cristina Alger is a former analyst at Goldman Sachs, an attorney, and the daughter of a Wall Street financier. Drawing on her unique insider's perspective, Alger gives us an irresistible glimpse into the highest echelons of New York society—and a fast-paced thriller of epic proportions that powerfully echoes Claire Messud's <i>The Emperor's Children</i> and reads like a fictional <i>Too Big to Fail</i>.</div><br>