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Clawback: A Novel [Hardcover]

Mike Cooper
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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Book Description

March 1, 2012

A tough, topical financial thriller that exposes the dark underbelly of Wall Street.

After a stint in the Middle East, black ops vet Silas Cade becomes an "accountant"-the go-to for financiers who need things done quickly, quietly, and by any means necessary. Silas is hired by a major player to pay a visit to a hedge fund manager to demand clawback: the mandatory return of compensation paid on a deal that goes bad. But before Cade can tell his client that he got his ten million back, the guy turns up dead.

And he's not the first. Someone's killing investment bankers whose funds have gone south. Silas's scrubbed identity, and his insider's perspective, makes him the ideal shadow man to track down whoever's murdering some of the most hated managers on Wall Street. With the aid of a beautiful financial blogger looking to break her first big story, Silas tracks a violent security crew who may be the key to the executions. But as paranoia and panic spread, he begins to wonder: is the threat coming from inside the game-or out?

With breakneck pacing, nonstop action, and cutting edge details of today's financial intelligence technology, Clawback hurtles to its final twist, a gripping contemporary tale of shady finance, venal corruption, and greed run rampant.


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Editorial Reviews

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"Clawback is fantastic! Action, suspense, and tons of insider information. This is my kind of thriller and I can't wait for the next one. "
-- Brad Thor, #1 NYT Bestseller


"Vivid and convincing."
-- Thomas Perry, NYT Bestseller

"Sharp, invigorating and remarkably assured."
-- Josh Bazell, Beat the Reaper

"A rollercoaster!"
-- Craig Johnson, Hell is Empty

"Smart and savvy."
-- Andrew Gross, NYT Bestseller

About the Author

Mike Cooper is the pen name of a former jack-of-all-trades. Winner of a Shamus Award for his short fiction, he was also nominated for an International Thriller Writers Award for a previous novel, published under another name. He lives in Boston with his wife and two children.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Viking Adult (March 1, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0670023299
  • ISBN-13: 978-0670023295
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 1.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,116,650 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

When I was young, I always wanted to be somewhere else.

My family moved around some in the early years: Boston to New Hampshire to Wisconsin, then finally to central Missouri. We took camping trips in the summer. Columbia was a fine place to grow up, but when I was eighteen, well, it was one coast or the other.

After college, I spent several years abroad, working in Japan and traveling around the Pacific Rim. On the cheap -- "goat class," as they say in Indonesia. I've hitchhiked through northeast Asia, taken a freighter to Bora Bora, overlanded to Tibet, backpacked across Tasmania, and climbed Mt. Kinabalu on Borneo.

That seems like a long time ago.

In Boston I've had all sorts of jobs. I worked for the city's transit agency, on an ambulance, at the food co-op -- the novelist's requisite, eclectic background. The professional resume includes some finance jobs, a graduate degree from MIT's Sloan School, and a stint as VP at Fidelity Investments. That was my last nine-to-five job.

When our daughter was born, we decided I'd stay home with her. We had another child, a few years later, and my wife still works outside the home. They're in grade school now. I write when I can, cook, procrastinate, and spend a lot of time at the playground.

Customer Reviews

I really liked the idea of the plot, but the follow through was not there. Nicole @ Paperback Princess  |  1 reviewer made a similar statement
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars "A green eyeshade crossed by a 9 mil" March 1, 2012
Format:Hardcover
Clawback refers to "the mandatory return of compensation paid on a deal that later goes bad." Silas Cade collects clawback from hedge fund managers and other bigwigs of the financial world who might not otherwise be inclined to pay. His logo, if he had one, would be "a green eyeshade crossed by a 9 mil." When Cade's latest client is murdered, a new client -- after concluding that the deaths of two other spectacularly unsuccessful money managers might be connected to the most recent murder -- hires Cade to find the killer. Notable contributions to the plot come from a female financial blogger (beautiful, of course), a disgruntled forger, and a couple of tough guys who have surprisingly well rounded personalities.

Cade is the kind of action hero I like. He lives in the shadows, "in circumstances of tenuous legality," yet is endlessly frustrated by the impossibility of living off the grid in an urban environment. He's tough but not sadistic; moral but not obedient to inconvenient laws. Unlike any number of one-note buffoonish vigilantes who populate thriller world, Cade has intellect, an interesting personality, and a self-deprecating sense of humor. Unlike his wealthy clients, he's well grounded. His running commentary on life, sardonic yet perceptive, is reason enough to read Clawback.

Clawback is intelligently plotted. The motivation for the various murders is plausible. The solution to the mystery is clever. And oh happy day, Cade manages to make it through the novel without once turning to a gifted computer hacker for assistance. That in itself makes this thriller stand apart from its contemporary competitors.

Mike Cooper's lucid prose contributes to the novel's rapid pace. He manages to make the world of finance accessible to folks like me who can barely balance a checkbook. Some of the action scenes elevated my adrenalin levels. Yeah, Cade at one point leaps onto a helicopter as it's taking off and later chases a boat on a jet ski -- yeah, we've all seen those scenes on bad TV shows a hundred times -- but Cooper managed to write them in a way that made them fresh and credible. He also created a believable romantic entanglement, one that depicts the love interest's reaction to the hero more realistically than most thrillers manage.

Clawback isn't deep but it's fun, engaging, escapist fiction, the kind of book most thriller fans should enjoy. I would give it 4 1/2 stars if that option were available.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book!!! March 10, 2012
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I usually don't post reviews, but this book was so good and so appropriate to these times that I had to share. After ploughing my way through so many cliche thrillers with cliche characters, it was great to read something that was really original but at the same time, felt really familiar given the focus on "banksters" and evil one-percenters. Clawback managed to be funny and entertaining, dark and exciting, and got across an important message all at the same time. I haven't heard of this author before, but I have a feeling he'll be the next big thing. Highly recommended.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Whip-smart action - 1%-er drubbing! March 6, 2012
Format:Hardcover
Silas Cade had me hooked from the first page. For a guy who never set out to be a part of the financial world, he's got it all figured out, including his own take on who the bad guys are. A sort of gun for hire, he blasts through Wall Street's bungled mess while trying to stay off the grid, a task that proves as impossible as resisting the ferociously determined (and smart and pretty) blogger who dogs him. Lots of action, lots of smarts!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars A little iffy
There were only a few good things about this book I am sad to say. On goodreads.com, since they do not have half star ratings, I gave it three stars because it was an okay book. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Nicole @ Paperback Princess
2.0 out of 5 stars Silas Cade is paronoiac
Silas Cade is a kind of accountant/killer for the bigwigs on Wall Street. He tries to live completely off the grid - when he rents a car using a stolen credit card and ID, he also... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Don M Howard
5.0 out of 5 stars A Smart, Fresh, Funny Thriller
Mike Cooper's CLAWBACK is a smart, fast-paced thriller starring Silas Cade, a different kind of thriller hero. Read more
Published 11 months ago by John
5.0 out of 5 stars Clawback
I love this book! It is a smart, sardonic ride down Wall Street through the eyes of a private investigator with some persuasive tactics that might just make people take the Occupy... Read more
Published 12 months ago by WB
5.0 out of 5 stars Why do we love those bad boys?
Silas Cade is the protagonist (Anti-hero?) of Mike Cooper's debut novel, Clawback. He's a forensic accountant, of sorts. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Susan Tunis
3.0 out of 5 stars Clawback
Hedge Funds, Wall Street, bankers; but this is not another story about the world of money. Silas Cade is the man to go to when one want s something quickly and quietly; any means... Read more
Published 14 months ago by grumpydan
2.0 out of 5 stars If you're not in the 1% or work on Wall St. --- a real snoozer.
Mike Cooper, the pen name for a former financial executive, has set the action of his latest thriller firmly in familiar territory. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Ray J. Palen Jr.
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