Sidney Sheldon; Tilly Bagshawe: After the Darkness (2011)
ISBN: 9780061728310
Grace Brookstein is the beautiful, young, and naive wife of financial superstar, Leonard Brookstein; a billionaire many times over with estates all over the world. In 2009 the US stock market goes into a terrifying freefall. The economy is on the brink of collapse, and the public want someone to blame, their eyes and their rage directed firmly at Wall Street. Oblivious and seemingly unscathed, Grace continues her charmed life, until the death of Lenny in a tragic sailing accident forces her to face reality. His financial affairs unravel, revealing expensive crimes, and now Grace is in the frame. Untangling a spiralling web of vicious lies and well-planned deceit, Grace soon puts her own life in danger. She is alone, angry, and desperate for revenge..