The Banker's Wife — Cristina Alger

From the celebrated author comes a twisty new thriller about the young widow of a Swiss banker and a society journalist racing for answers when a mysterious plane crash sets them off on parallel pursuits of the answer to the question: Were they betrayed by the people they love most?

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 French Alps. Among the disappeared is Michael Lerner, a banking insider at Swiss United, a powerful offshore banking company. 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 Michael'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--with her engagement to Grant Ellis, she will stop writing about powerful couples 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.

THE BANKER'S WIFE is both a high-stakes thriller and an inside look at the personal lives in the intriguing world of finance, introducing Cristina Alger as a powerful new voice in the genre.