Blown
A darkly funny satire of corporate greed, sexual desire, and crime from "the slightly more well-adjusted offspring of Hunter S. Thompson and James Ellroy" (Los Angeles Times).

The boy genius of the foreign exchange desk, Bryan LeBlanc is surrounded by acolytes of the free market, the true believers, the U.S. Marines of capitalism—"the few, the proud, the completely full of themselves." He soon realizes that being honest at a dishonest job is not the path to success. Deciding to give Wall Street a taste of its own medicine, Bryan hatches an intricate plan to disappear permanently with just enough misappropriated money—and sailing classes—to spend his golden years cruising the Caribbean.
Bryan quickly learns that being a criminal, even a really smart one, is more complicated than he thought. He finds himself on the run in the Cayman Islands, wanted for murder. On his trail is an irresponsible team of investigators sent by his Wall Street firm, hellbent on reclaiming the millions before their clients notice it's missing. Their efforts are complicated by an Australian sailor begrudgingly circumnavigating the globe to fundraise for breast cancer awareness.
In Blown, "Smith works out the mechanics of his heist beautifully . . . [It's a] madcap crime caper, one with a little temper and a dirty mind" (Kirkus Reviews).
"Blown is his best yet: funny and frisky, with unforgettable characters and a surprising, twisty plot that will keep you up way past your bedtime."—Edan Lepucki, New York Times-bestselling author of Woman No. 17
"A gripping, hilarious, wild ride of a book. I loved it."—Lisa Lutz, New York Times-bestselling author of The Swallows
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Blown
A darkly funny satire of corporate greed, sexual desire, and crime from "the slightly more well-adjusted offspring of Hunter S. Thompson and James Ellroy" (Los Angeles Times).

The boy genius of the foreign exchange desk, Bryan LeBlanc is surrounded by acolytes of the free market, the true believers, the U.S. Marines of capitalism—"the few, the proud, the completely full of themselves." He soon realizes that being honest at a dishonest job is not the path to success. Deciding to give Wall Street a taste of its own medicine, Bryan hatches an intricate plan to disappear permanently with just enough misappropriated money—and sailing classes—to spend his golden years cruising the Caribbean.
Bryan quickly learns that being a criminal, even a really smart one, is more complicated than he thought. He finds himself on the run in the Cayman Islands, wanted for murder. On his trail is an irresponsible team of investigators sent by his Wall Street firm, hellbent on reclaiming the millions before their clients notice it's missing. Their efforts are complicated by an Australian sailor begrudgingly circumnavigating the globe to fundraise for breast cancer awareness.
In Blown, "Smith works out the mechanics of his heist beautifully . . . [It's a] madcap crime caper, one with a little temper and a dirty mind" (Kirkus Reviews).
"Blown is his best yet: funny and frisky, with unforgettable characters and a surprising, twisty plot that will keep you up way past your bedtime."—Edan Lepucki, New York Times-bestselling author of Woman No. 17
"A gripping, hilarious, wild ride of a book. I loved it."—Lisa Lutz, New York Times-bestselling author of The Swallows
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Blown

Blown

by Mark Haskell Smith
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by Mark Haskell Smith

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Overview

A darkly funny satire of corporate greed, sexual desire, and crime from "the slightly more well-adjusted offspring of Hunter S. Thompson and James Ellroy" (Los Angeles Times).

The boy genius of the foreign exchange desk, Bryan LeBlanc is surrounded by acolytes of the free market, the true believers, the U.S. Marines of capitalism—"the few, the proud, the completely full of themselves." He soon realizes that being honest at a dishonest job is not the path to success. Deciding to give Wall Street a taste of its own medicine, Bryan hatches an intricate plan to disappear permanently with just enough misappropriated money—and sailing classes—to spend his golden years cruising the Caribbean.
Bryan quickly learns that being a criminal, even a really smart one, is more complicated than he thought. He finds himself on the run in the Cayman Islands, wanted for murder. On his trail is an irresponsible team of investigators sent by his Wall Street firm, hellbent on reclaiming the millions before their clients notice it's missing. Their efforts are complicated by an Australian sailor begrudgingly circumnavigating the globe to fundraise for breast cancer awareness.
In Blown, "Smith works out the mechanics of his heist beautifully . . . [It's a] madcap crime caper, one with a little temper and a dirty mind" (Kirkus Reviews).
"Blown is his best yet: funny and frisky, with unforgettable characters and a surprising, twisty plot that will keep you up way past your bedtime."—Edan Lepucki, New York Times-bestselling author of Woman No. 17
"A gripping, hilarious, wild ride of a book. I loved it."—Lisa Lutz, New York Times-bestselling author of The Swallows

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780802165756
Publisher: Black Cat
Publication date: 02/26/2020
Series: Books That Changed the World
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 304
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Mark Haskell Smith is the author of five novels, including Raw: A Love Story and Salty (which was adapted into a major motion picture called Gun Shy), as well as the nonfiction books Naked at Lunch and Heart of Dankness. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Review of Books, and Vulture.A veteran of stage and screen, Peter Berkrot's career spans four decades, and his voice can be heard on television, radio, video games, and documentaries. He has been nominated for an Audie Award and has received a number of AudioFile Earphones Awards and starred reviews.

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Bryan knew that eventually they would get around to unlocking his computer and going through his accounts. It would take them a couple of days, more or less, and then they’d know he’d ripped them off. If his plan succeeded, he’d leave this re-sort and have a few days to create a false trail. Then he could collect his money and disappear. Bryan thought he’d been smart about it, thought he’d covered his tracks, but worried that he might have made a mistake, might have underestimated Seo-yun or whatever tech person they were sure to put on his case. Maybe they’d figure it out sooner. For all he knew, they could be on their way to the Dominican Republic right now. He reflexively looked over his shoulder and then, seeing sunbathers rubbing lotion on their bodies, heaved a sigh.

Who knew being a criminal was so stressful?

He’d justified ripping off the company a hundred times in his mind. They never hesitated to exploit the weaknesses of others so why shouldn’t others exploit them right back? Just the thought of the little guy, Joe Q. Public or Jane Doe, in-vesting their life savings into a rigged game—a system that sanctioned corruption and insider trading, a money churning behemoth that spit out trades every nano-second for the banks—the unfairness of it all nagged at him, like a flea bite that wouldn’t go away. But then everyone knows that’s the way Wall Street works.

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