Murders and Acquisitions - by Thomas Dunne (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

"Smart, fast, fun, and wildly original! You won't put it down."--Kitty Kelley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jackie Oh! and Oprah: A Biography

From acclaimed publisher Thomas Dunne, Murders and Acquisitions is a gripping story of greed, rivalry, and revenge in the publishing industry. Perfect for fans of Succession.

Entitlement

Greed

Rivalry

Revenge

It's just another day for the wealthy, privileged Maybachs--at least the few who still pay attention to the business.

Werther Maybach Myers was little known outside his primary businesses of media, publishing, and world-class money laundering. But with his death, his family's multibillion-dollar conglomerate--Omnium International--has to change. And his position as the major American stakeholder in the enterprise is now up for grabs.

After five generations, few of the founders' descendants have any interest in the business as long as the money keeps gushing--assuming that even a fight within the family would likely sort itself out. Except sharks are now circling: oligarchs, criminal syndicates, foreign powers.

What happens next will shake the world ...

Review Quotes

"Dazzling! Wit, suspense, and insider knowledge of global publishing. You can't go wrong with Murders and Acquisitions."

-- "Gregg Easterbrook, contributing editor, The Atlantic Monthly"

"Thomas Dunne breaks through genres with a can't-put-it-down novel about billionaires' empires, organized crime, family secrets and back-stabbings, and our modern media empires of publishing, a world he knows down to its bones--and he does so with great suspense and astonishing humor."

-- "James Grady, author of Six Days of the Condor (adapted for the screen as Three Days of the Condor starring Robert Redford)"

"Thomas Dunne brings his wit and vast knowledge of New York publishing to hilarious effect--smart, fast-paced, and laugh-out-loud funny."

-- "Martin Fletcher, NBC News foreign correspondent and author of Walking Israel"

"John le Carré, Martin Cruz Smith, and Kurt Vonnegut are in a bar brainstorming on a story something like Succession. It's late, and they're getting nowhere. Then Balzac walks in ... Curious? Then Murders and Acquisitions is your kind of fiction--ingenious, surprising, and timely as hell."

-- "Jincy Willett, author Amy Falls Down and Winner of the National Book Award"

"Smart, fast, fun, and wildly original! You won't put it down."

-- "Kitty Kelley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jackie Oh! and Oprah: A Biography"