Where Egos Dare; The Ego's Nest; No Tears: Tales from the Square Mile

Two novels and a collection of short stories, featuring the anti-heroic banker, Dave Hart, the satirical creation of David Charters. This omnibus edition contains the novels: 'Where Egos Dare', 'The Ego's Nest' and the short story collection, 'No Tears'. Dave Hart, charismatic leader of the fallen giant, Grossbank, is dead. But it's worse than that. He's in love. In the midst of an opium-and-sex-fuelled haze in the heart of Cambodia, having made billions of dollars from Grossbank's collapse before faking his own death, he is desperate to return to London and get The Girl. And in this case, it's not just any girl - it's Laura'Two Livers'Mackay, the most intelligent, independent, powerful woman around ... with the kind of figure that would make a dead man restless. But how exactly do you rise from the dead? How do you go about resurrecting the financial world following a devastating economic crash? And why are some of the shadiest figures in organised crime so keen to give you upwards of a hundred billion dollars? The Ego's Nest is a witty, gripping, fast-paced tale of one man trying to stay true to his beliefs no matter how jaded and immoral they may be, in a world where ethical business is obviously bad business. Dave Hart, charismatic leader of the fallen giant, Grossbank, is dead. But its worse than that. He's in love.In the midst of an opium-and-sex-fuelled haze in the heart of Cambodia, having made billions of dollars from Grossbanks collapse before faking his own death, he is desperate to return to London and get The Girl. And in this case, it's not just any girl its Laura 'TwoLivers' Mackay, the most intelligent, independent, powerful woman around with the kind of figure that would make a dead man restless.But how exactly do you rise from the dead? How do you go about resurrecting the financial world following a devastating economic crash? And why are some of the shadiest figures in organised crime so keen to give you upwards of a hundred billion dollars?The Ego's Nest is a witty, gripping, fast-paced tale of one man trying to stay true to his beliefs no matter how jaded and immoral they may be, in a world where ethical business is obviously bad business. The real problem is that when we disclose the size of our losses, the market - which is to say, our major institutional shareholders - will expect top management to take responsibility. That means me. They might even expect me to fall on my sword. I'm not a falling on my sword type. Why should I? I genuinely have very little understanding of anything that goes on here, so why expect me to take responsibility for it?'The fourth of David Charters'hilarious financial satires set in the City, Where Egos Dare charts Dave Hart's navigation through the 2008 credit crunch and ensuing economic crisis as Chairman of Grossbank, the largest investment bank in the world. When a rogue trader is found at the heart of Grossbank and the company loses millions of pounds, can Dave Hart take on a stockmarket in the middle of financial meltdown and win? The real problem is that when we disclose the size of our losses. the market - which is to say. our major institutional shareholders - will expect top management to take responsibility. That means me. They might even expect me to fall on my sword. Im not a falling on my sword type. Why should II genuinely have very little understanding of anything that goes on here. so why expect me to take responsibility for it The fourth of David Charters hilarious financial satires set in the City. Where Egos Dare charts Dave Hart's navigation through the 2008 credit crunch and ensuing economic crisis as Chairman of Grossbank. the largest investment bank in the world. When a rogue trader is found at the heart of Grossbank and the company loses millions of pounds. can Dave Hart take on a stockmarket in ... The fourth of David Charters' hilarious City satires, Where Egos Dare charts Dave Hart's navigation through the 2008 credit crunch and the ensuing economic crisis as Chairman of Grossbank. When the company loses billions of pounds thanks to a rogue trader, can Dave Hart take on a stockmarket in the middle of financial meltdown and win? Behind the City of London's facade of sharp suits, fast cars and lavish expense accounts lies a world of cruel deception, savage double-dealing and rampaging egos. For ten years David Charters lived the life. Now he lifts the lid on what really goes on in the Square Mile.