The Right Club

The book opens with the assassination attempt of Steve Alden, a smart, successful and driven man. Haunted by the memories of a bleak childhood, Steve transforms his fear of never having enough into always getting what he wants: the beautiful wife, the big estate, the cutting-edge business.

The last thing to cross off his list is entrance into the most exclusive club in town, the kind he saw pictures of in magazines at the doctors office when he was young. As Steve finally hobnobs with the be...