The Girl in the Vault: A Thriller

by Michael Ledwidge

Overview

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"The Girl in the Vault is Ledwidge's best."—James Patterson

They stole her dream.
Now getting it back will take…
The perfect crime.

It’s summer in New York City and Faye Walker has it all. She’s not only scored one of the most highly coveted internships in all of Wall Street, she’s also just met the head-over-heels love of her life. With her natural-born gift for numbers and a work ethic that knows no bounds, Faye is a shoo-in for a full-time position at the illustrious merchant bank Greene Brothers Hale. Then, just as she awaits her offer and her signing bonus, a treacherous betrayal arrives to shatter Faye’s plans and her young life.

But what her high finance masters-of-the-universe bosses don’t know is that Faye isn’t like any of the other interns. Having made her way past her humble small-town beginnings, for Faye, going back is not an option. That’s why Faye now has a new plan. One that involves Swiss watch timing, nerves of steel and ten million dollars in cold hard Wall Street cash.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781335455086
Publisher:	Hanover Square Press
Publication date:	11/07/2023
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	158,921
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

MICHAEL LEDWIDGE is the writer of seventeen novels, the last dozen being New York Times bestsellers cowritten with one of the world’s bestselling authors, James Patterson. With twenty million copies in print, their Michael Bennett series is the highest-selling New York City detective series of all time. One of their novels, Zoo, became a three-season CBS television series. He lives in Connecticut.

Editorial Reviews

"Michael Ledwidge is one of those rare writers who keeps getting better and better. The Girl in the Vault is Ledwidge’s best. If it isn’t a selection for a Reese or Jenna book clubs – it should be. Faye Walker is a memorable hero.”—James Patterson

“Sizzles with tension and twists that both entertain and magnetize. This is just good ole’ fashioned suspense at its best You want to take a walk on the perilous side? Then don’t miss this one."—Steve Berry

“Big money, big stakes, big danger—The Girl in the Vault is a big, exciting page turner. Michael Ledwidge combines a down-to-the-nanosecond, brilliant plot with a heartfelt story of one good woman's ambition as she tries to pull off a dangerous job to win a better future she's long imagined. But at what price? If you want a thriller with heart, here's your next read."—Jeff Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of Traitor’s Dance


“When Faye Walker's dream of being hired by a Wall Street bank is cruelly shattered, she uses her very high IQ to steal millions in a clever variation of the typical bank heist. The Girl in the Vault is an enjoyable read with some interesting twists.”—Phillip Margolin, New York Times bestselling author of Murder at Black Oaks

"The Girl in the Vault is a treat for the reader who sees the fun in watching ingenious high-stakes schemes put to the test.”—Thomas Perry, author of Murder Book

"High finance, high stakes, high-rises, and a memorable heroine make The Girl in the Vault a perfect vacation read. It's ingenious and tense to the last page."—Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of House on Fire

From the Publisher

2023-08-30
When an unpaid Wall Street intern at a Manhattan investment bank discovers there is $10 million in cash ready to pay kidnappers stored in a basement vault, she decides to fake a kidnapping.

Faye Walker had a very normal suburban life as a child, complete with a backyard trampoline and two loving parents, until her mother passed away when she was 11. Her father descended into drugs, lost his job and the house, then sent Faye and her sister, Caitlin, to live with their grandmother in her trailer in Kentucky coal country before finally landing in prison. Through sheer hard work, an innate talent for math, and a fortuitous decision to actually listen to advice given to her, Faye turns a personal downward spiral in high school into a full ride for a BA and MBA before finally landing the coveted summer internship in Manhattan. She is positive her hard work will land her one of the two full-time junior investment analyst positions that will be announced when the internship ends. And with the addition of finding her one true love in NYC, an Irish taxi driver who wants to become a first responder, she feels like the world is finally turning out as it should. But when she discovers that she doesn’t have a chance of getting one of the jobs, she cooks up a fake kidnapping scheme to cheat the company out of the cash it keeps on hand in the event one of its clients needs immediate access to ransom money. But when her partner, a rich son turned drug addict, turns up unexpectedly dead, her careful plans begin to unravel, and she is left trying to survive. An unexpected twist at the end caps this exciting jaunt, which is heavy on specific details of Faye’s chess-move planned heist, though thin on why she decides it is her only option.

A compelling heist-thriller-love story that readers will race through.

Kirkus Reviews

Michael Ledwidge is one of those rare writers who keeps getting better and better. The Girl in the Vault is Ledwidge’s best. If it isn’t a selection for a Reese or Jenna book club—it should be. Faye Walker is a memorable hero.”

James Patterson

High finance, high stakes, high-rises, and a memorable heroine make The Girl in the Vault a perfect vacation read. It’s ingenious and tense to the last page."

New York Times bestselling author Joseph Finder

Michael Ledwidge combines a down-to-the-nanosecond, brilliant plot with a heartfelt story of one good woman’s ambition as she tries to pull off a dangerous job to win a better future she’s long imagined. But at what price? If you want a thriller with heart, here’s your next read.”

New York Times bestselling author of Traitor’ Jeff Abbott