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The Fund Mass Market Paperback – March 27, 2012

by H. T. Narea (Author)

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U.S. defense intelligence operative Kate Molares is investigating a suspicious international money trail. Her instincts place her at the center of a plot involving a frightening new kind of terrorism—financial terrorism— perpetrated by a handsome Middle Eastern hedge fund mogul. His goal is to bring the global economy to its knees.

Kate’s mission takes her from D.C. to Venezuela, from Cuba to Connecticut. She must race to piece together this global puzzle…or risk the catastrophic destruction of the world’s financial markets.

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496 pages
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English
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Forge Books
Publication date

March 27, 2012
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4.14 x 1.14 x 7.5 inches
ISBN-10

0765367254
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978-0765367259
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“The Fund contains more geopolitical villainy than boardroom jousting…a sprawling book with bailout-size stakes: bomb plots, biological terrorism and attacks on the Federal Reserve.”
—The New York Times

"A financial apocalyptic thriller full of surprises and insider knowledge. A terrific read!"
—Douglas Preston, New York Times bestselling author of Impact

“A disturbing peek into the future… A cautionary tale and a wake-up call. Let’s hope it’s being read by the right people in Washington”.
—Nelson DeMille, New York Times bestselling author of The Lion

“The author’s skill in storytelling is evident from the first page and makes flipping each new page addictive. The climax and resolution hold a wealth of alarming surprises. The question may arise: How likely is the threat of this fictional story becoming tomorrow’s horrific headlines?”
—The Roanoke Times

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H. T. NAREA, an international investment banker, has focused his career on global financial markets. During his 20+ years of experience, which includes his tenure as a senior executive at JP Morgan Chase in New York, Narea has advised governments, companies, and banks around the world on international financial issues. He also teaches international finance at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. Narea got his start in fiction by researching and editing several books by his father-in-law, Paul Erdman, the New York Times bestselling creator of the financial thriller. The Fund is Narea’s first novel.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Forge Books; Reprint edition (March 27, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 496 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0765367254
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0765367259
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.14 x 1.14 x 7.5 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #4,359,613 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #20,386 in Espionage Thrillers (Books)
- #119,477 in Suspense Thrillers

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H.T. Narea, an international investment banker, has focused his career on global emerging markets. During his 20+ years of experience, including his positions as a principal at JPMorgan Chase in New York, Narea has advised governments, companies and banks in countries around the world on debt restructurings, infrastructure projects, M&A, private equity, debt trading and syndicated finance. Narea got his start in fiction by researching and editing several books by his father-in-law, Paul Erdman, the Edgar Award-winning creator of the financial thriller.

Narea is a graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, where he has taught a graduate course on international finance. His family's roots are in Chile and Spain's Basque country and he has lived in the U.S., Brazil, Venezuela and Thailand. He makes Greenwich, Connecticut, his home with his wife and two young daughters. He is represented by the Janklow & Nesbit Literary Agency.

THE FUND is Narea's first novel and will be published by Forge in May 2011.

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Fred Camfield

In terrorism there is profit

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2012

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this is a complex plot involving many competing (or sometimes not competing) interests, where everyone has their own agenda, some based on religious fervor, and some based on greed. In some respects, the plot may be a little too complex - the more complex a plot, and the more people involved, the easier it is to fail. The main premise is economic terrorism to destabilize the dollar. Historically, money has always lost value - it is just a matter of how fast. In an overly leveraged economy, it is a question of tweaking the right part to cause a collapse.

So, we have OPEC countries wanting a higher oil price, anti-USA elements wanting to tear down the USA, Basques wanting to win freedom from Spain, Muslim militants wanting to spread their religion, and various people looking for an edge to obtain money by whatever means are available. It is the nature of things that when some people lose, other people win. It is hard to get behind the various characters in the book because who do you cheer for? You have Wall Street bankers looking to make profits at someone else's expense, and you have terrorists pitted against the bankers. In the end, maybe you can feel sorry for the apes of Gibraltar.

This is a world of double dealing, where you might get a knife in the back. Temporary allies may consider you expendable. In the wrap up, evil people seem to walk away clear, while other people get taken down (although it is hard to like some of those other people). There are many spear carriers killed along the way. Some misguided people, who think they are sacrificing themselves for Allah, may have had second thoughts if they had known the real intentions of their handlers.

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A Young Boomer

Better than the competition

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2012

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Having read this book just after finishing The Fear Index, I have to disagree with many critics and rate The Fund to be the superior book. I found that the author of The Fear Index telegraphed each plot development far in advance, with the ending being totally unsurprising and unremarkable. The Fund, on the other hand, was a far more robust bit of writing, with far better character and plot development. The author definitely has a point of view, but doesn't let it get in the way of telling a good story. He clearly took some care in writing this book, making it a rich and informative read, filled with descriptions of peoples and places.

Spoiler alert -- I can only give the book three stars, however, because:

1. After dragging the reader through three hundred pages focused on the creation of the Milestone Fund, the author does not address how the fund prospered via its partial purchase of a hedge fund that was exposed to markets that were crashing.

2. Separately, the dramatic ending of the story would never have happened as described... having been nuked, backup facility or not, the markets simply would not have opened for several days, and trading in the affected banks would have been halted for days until a government resolution could have been engineered.

3. The author never spends one word illustrating how, once events are set in motion, derivatives brought the system down. In fact, in the real world, the offsetting nature of derivative positions often net out to near zero. The Lehman and AIG wind-downs showed that derivative positions can be unwound with little or no impact on counter-parties who were usually adequately hedged. Which I guess is why he never described the financial aftermath of the terrorist strike.

Value investors alert -- At its current sub-$2 price, this book is a bargain. Well worth reading.

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Dawn

Excellent book!

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2018

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Excellent book !! A real page turner ! Could not put it down ! Combines current issues on terrirism and takes it to a new level ! Definitely a great read !

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John G. Griffin

Insightful Look at What Our Future Could Hold

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2012

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H. T. Narea has captured a look at what could be our future if we don't take heed combining the twin negative forces of credit derivatives with the hate that the Jihadists hold for our way of life. It is interesting that most of the terrorists at some point in time spent time within our culture only to come away with a hate for it that propels them to believe the lies of those who would use them to advance their own schemes. Narea has nailed it.

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Terry Lewis

didn't like the book

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2019

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The story line didn't appeal to me.

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Gordon Riddoch

This book was recommended to me by a friend so I had no ...

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2014

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Very interesting. This book was recommended to me by a friend so I had no expectations going in to it. Was surprised to find the hero was a female in a "spy novel". Very realistic depiction of information analysis by a government agency. Very current in light of Middle East unrest .I Highly recommend this book.

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MD

Ocuupy Wall Streeters will love it

Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2013

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Here's the story in a nutshell. Capitalism is a shell game. The U. S. is impotent and we are outsmarted by Cuba, Venezuela, and Muslim terrorists. It ends with a new golden age of global pluracracy, wehere the US is a small player dependent on China for survival. The book seems like Narea's homage to his father in law, Paul Erdman and his apocolyptic view of the US.

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Dick Sobel

A fiction book that poses a non fiction outcome that is very disturbing

Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2013

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One of the best thrillers I have ever read, completing the book in a few days. Cyberwarfare is a very
real threat to our country, one that is getting much attention in the news today.

A must read.

Richard

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