I have always thoroughly enjoyed reading a good thriller set in the finance world and have been doing so for many years. Of course, in the earlier years, I never thought that what I was reading about could actually happen in "the real world" -- we now know better.

Having said this, thanks to my personal experiences during the last economic downturn, I have grown to appreciate just how difficult it can be to write this type of thriller, all the while walking that tight line between feeding us enough information (read: dry facts) and offering up an entertaining and engaging read.

Fortunately, author H.T. Narea does a great job at entertwining his corrupt financial world, all the while keeping me hooked on the storyline. I think this is partly because I loved the characters or rather, I loved to hate the characters (at least some of them anyway).

It is immediately obvious that the author has had firsthand experience in this world. The descriptions and the myriad of small details are simply too complete to have been simply researched. This added a level and degree of reality that was greatly appreciated and also had the dual role of moving the storyline ahead at a fast pace. The goal? Get the U.S. on its knees.

Through a series of complex events, I found myself completely baffled as to how the story would end -- my absolutely favourite ending -- one that I could not figure out until the last page.

THE FUND is a thrill ride that will have you begging for more!