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Title: The Fear Index
Author: Robert Harris
Narrator: Philip Franks
Format: Abridged
Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
Language: English
Release date: 09-29-11
Publisher: Random House AudioBooks
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense
Publisher's Summary:
Dr Alex Hoffman is a legend. An American physicist once employed on the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, he now uses a revolutionary and highly secret system of computer algorithms to trade on the worlds financial markets. None of his rivals is sure how he does it, but somehow Hoffmans hedge fund built around the standard measure of market volatility: the VIX or 'Fear Index' generates astonishing returns for his investors.
Then, late one night, in his house beside Lake Geneva, an intruder disturbs Hoffman and his wife while they are asleep. This terrifying moment is the start of Robert Harriss new novel a story just as compelling and timely as his most recent contemporary thriller, The Ghost .
Set entirely over the course of a single day, The Fear Index follows Hoffmans quest to find out who is trying to destroy him, even as the worlds financial markets head for collapse.
Critic Reviews:
Mock-gothic variant on Frankenstein relates what happens when a computer programme goes rogue and ravages the money market. Suspense and satire combine in a book that is as up to the minute as a news flash. (The Sunday Times)
Harriss latest bestseller is a gripping, funny and timely tale of money losing it or, more terrifyingly here, making too much of it A high-speed plot, deft characterisation and Harris even manages to explain what a hedge fund is. (The Lady)
Members Reviews:
Strange story
Would you consider the audio edition of The Fear Index to be better than the print version?
I am not sure what to make of this one. A strange and unsettling story and at the end you are not sure exactly what the meaning of it all was. You can interpret it so many different ways. I did not read the print version.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
I would not have so many long passages about stocks and shares and trading. Unless you know a lot about it - rather long winded.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
The first scene.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
No.
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Title: The Fear Index
Author: Robert Harris
Narrator: Philip Franks
Format: Abridged
Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
Language: English
Release date: 09-29-11
Publisher: Random House AudioBooks
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense
Publisher's Summary:
Dr Alex Hoffman is a legend. An American physicist once employed on the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, he now uses a revolutionary and highly secret system of computer algorithms to trade on the worlds financial markets. None of his rivals is sure how he does it, but somehow Hoffmans hedge fund built around the standard measure of market volatility: the VIX or 'Fear Index' generates astonishing returns for his investors.
Then, late one night, in his house beside Lake Geneva, an intruder disturbs Hoffman and his wife while they are asleep. This terrifying moment is the start of Robert Harriss new novel a story just as compelling and timely as his most recent contemporary thriller, The Ghost .
Set entirely over the course of a single day, The Fear Index follows Hoffmans quest to find out who is trying to destroy him, even as the worlds financial markets head for collapse.
Critic Reviews:
Mock-gothic variant on Frankenstein relates what happens when a computer programme goes rogue and ravages the money market. Suspense and satire combine in a book that is as up to the minute as a news flash. (The Sunday Times)
Harriss latest bestseller is a gripping, funny and timely tale of money losing it or, more terrifyingly here, making too much of it A high-speed plot, deft characterisation and Harris even manages to explain what a hedge fund is. (The Lady)
Members Reviews:
Strange story
Would you consider the audio edition of The Fear Index to be better than the print version?
I am not sure what to make of this one. A strange and unsettling story and at the end you are not sure exactly what the meaning of it all was. You can interpret it so many different ways. I did not read the print version.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
I would not have so many long passages about stocks and shares and trading. Unless you know a lot about it - rather long winded.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
The first scene.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
No.