The Legacy [Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Stephen Frey (Author), George Guidall (Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1998

The Legacy is a riveting story of a Wall Street trader matching wits with Washington and the Mafia in a desperate attempt to uncover the nation's most shocking conspiracy. 7 cassettes, 10 hours, unabridged.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Recorded Books Inc (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0788724959
• ISBN-13: 978-0788724954
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,903,646 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Stephen Frey is a managing director at a private equity firm. He is the bestselling author of fourteen previous novels, including The Fourth Order, The Insider, and The Takeover. He lives in Florida.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars big mistake, November 17, 1999

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Frey Stinks (Boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Legacy (Paperback)

I dont really like Stephen Frey but decided to give this book a chance because the plot sounded interesting. BIG MISTAKE. Frey totally botched this one. How come all of his characters have to be gorgeous? The man has no range as a writer. I got about 150 pages into this book and ended up tearing it apart page by page in a fit of rage at my stupidity for believing Frey could put out anything that might actually be interesting and thoughtful.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ughhhhhhhh..., October 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Legacy: A Novel (Hardcover)

All right, I've had it. I have officially had it. I have had it with Stephen Frey's repugnant dialogue, cliched characters, implausible plots, and refusal to research anything outside the financial world. All of which come into play in his latest offering, The Legacy. We are asked to believe so many ridiculous events and characters that it ultimately becomes far too much for Frey to ask of his readers. Even Frey's always interesting description of the high-pressure enviroment of a Wall Street trading company isn't enough to save this one.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great premise and not much more...., July 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Legacy: A Novel (Hardcover)

What a terrific first two chapters!! How did the rest of the book go downhill -- or was it nowhere?-- so quickly? I'm a fan of all Frey's other books but I was majorly disappointed with "The Legacy." For the first time, I didn't find too much sympathetic about the flawed hero; the female characters are still cardboard; and DAMN IT! The entire chase around the tape was built around vague, neverly fully defined or explained motives. If you read this book thinking you're really going to get an interesting "what if" tale about the JFK assassination, forget it. Go read all twenty-some volumes of the Warren Report, they'll be just as gripping. On the other hand, if you thought John Grisham's "Pelican Brief" was a terrific book you'll be sure to like "The Legacy." Please try again, Mr. Frey, I really enjoyed your other work.