Fortune Follows the Fearless

Scarred by a troubled childhood, and angry at the vicissitudesof fate, Marshall Martin, a young New York portfoliomanager, decides to win fame and fortune by bringing downhis employer, the largest hedge fund in the world. Relyingon a fabricated insider-trading plot involving his boss, hesucceeds in his goal, only to find that his actions have a hostof unintended consequences on him and those around him.Plagued by guilt and fear, he begins to find a degree of solacein his idealized love for the former fiance of his best friendat work. However, it is only when he realizes her own darksecrets and flaws, that he is able to embark upon a true path toredemption, and perhaps, ultimately, happiness.Set in New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Monaco,Fortune Follows The Fearless is an unflinching examination ofone mans attempt to come to terms with his own mediocrityand mortality, in a world of money and ruthless ambition. It isHunter Hammonds first novel.