Cover Wars: Bad Money by Louise Patten
February 9th, 2010 by Leah
I read and enjoyed Louise Patten’s debut novel Bad Money last year but the one thing I wasn’t too keen on was the cover. I really disliked it so I was pleased when I stumbled across the paperback cover (right) the book. Which do you prefer?
Mary Kersey has burst through the glass ceiling. She has a high-profile City job giving strategic advice to banks. She’s the family breadwinner, a loving wife and a caring mother to Gracie, and she struggles to find the right balance between her work and her home life. Her two worlds collide when the Treasury asks Mary to take on a secret role investigating dirty dealings surrounding ever-more-powerful hedge funds. She knows that the company her firm is working with was acquired after manipulation of the share price plus a good deal of help from a dodgy hedge fund. She finds herself torn every which way as husband, daughter, boss, her own conscience – all clamour for her attention. When matters take a dark turn, Mary discovers just how vulnerable she is. Standing between men and their money is a very dangerous place to be…
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