Trading Reality

This book can be described as a modern whodunit murder mystery with thriller and technological elements thrown into the plot line. The brother of a bond trader in London is murdered and the bond trader turns into CEO and entrepreneur when he takes over his brother's company. The company was on the verge of a technological breakthrough in Virtual Reality and this technology plays a major role as the story unfolds. Suspense mounts towards the end as the protagonist has to deal with managing the company, keeping it afloat and learning about the technology, while he also tries to discover who murdered his brother at the same time. His life is not made any easier by attempts at hostile take-overs, attempts on his life and terrorism. To top it all, he also falls in love with one of his new employees! The author brings the book to a masterful conclusion when all the suspects are gathered in one location, as in true classical whodunit fashion, and the technology is employed to force the murderer to expose him/herself. The story flows well and the book is very difficult to put down.

A true thriller. Micheal Ridpath's excellent thriller "Trading Reality" keeps you on the edge of your reading chair, the bookmark will be permanentley out, if you like commercial fiction, you'll love Trading Reality

Trading Reality combines three of my lifes loves - commodity trading, computer reality, and a great murder mystery. Tautly written, and played out until the final page, the reader will find this work hard to put away. I look forward to Ridpath's next effort.

A very good read: well crafted and combines interesting insights into the worlds of both technology and finance.

The best book I've read this year. If you are interested in computers, investing, and mysteries, this book should be at the top of your "To Read" list. You won't be disappointed.