Adam Gittlin is a private investment executive in New York City with extensive experience in commercial real estate. He received a BA in Psychology as well as an MBA in International Business, both from Syracuse University. His previous novels include The Men Downstairs and the first two novels in the Jonah Gray series: The Deal, and The Deal: About Face. He is currently at work on the next Jonah Gray installment, and lives in New York City with his son and long-haired Chihuahua.
"Jonah Gray, the New York real-estate dealer who spent many years
living abroad under an assumed identity ( The Deal , 2008), is back
in NYC. He's putting together some very big, very expensive deals,
but when the body of a murdered man is found in one of his
buildings, Jonah suspects it's not a coincidence. And when an old
friend shows up unexpectedly, asking Jonah to broker some
real-estate transactions, Jonah is convinced that he hasn't left
his past behind him, after all. Although the writing is less
sure-handed than in the previous novels in the series, the story is
well constructed and suspenseful. Fans of financial thrillers
should enjoy this one." Booklist
"A smart, complex plot that occasionally stretches credulity yet he
crams enough into the mystery that readers will feel compelled to
stay on the fast-paced ride." New Jersey Star-Ledger
"At the outset of Gittlin's racy, fast-paced third Jonah Gray novel
(after 2014's The Deal: About Face ), power broker Jonah is
enjoying his fame as the head of one of the hottest boutique real
estate firms in Manhattan. But all is not well. Perry York, his
business partner and the love of his life, is slipping into a world
of alcohol and pills, and Jonah is suffering unbearable guilt for
the trauma he put Perry through while they were on the run in
Europe in the previous book. To add to their woes, a security guard
is found dead (possibly murdered) in one of their buildings, and a
security breach threatens to cost them a major client. Worst of
all, European commercial real estate mogul Cobus de Bont, "one of
the most corrupt, wanted men on the planet" to whom Jonah owes a
lot, demands that Jonah and Perry acquire some properties for him.
The plot takes some unexpected turns before reaching the satisfying
if open-ended conclusion." Publishers Weekly
"Power Broker Jonah Gray is home. But does that mean Amsterdam, or
New York City? Will he be Ivan Janse or Jonah Gray? One thing is
certainJonah, as always, is steeled to get where he needs to go.
This time around, the stakes couldn't be higher. Someone from
Jonah's past is back in a big way. Jonah has been strong-armed into
using his knowledge of the business of skyscrapers to assist in a
nefarious, global scheme -- and failure, as has been made clear, is
simply not an option. There are monstrous deals and piles of cash
to be made. There are reputations (even lives) to be lost. Facing
the horrors of the past, Jonah's own demons start to encroach as
Perry, the woman he loves, seems to sink deeper and deeper into
drugs and/or insanity. Jonah could be cracking under stress just as
he needs maximum focus. He has always been able to call up his
resolute strength of character and it's never been needed more than
now. Jonah is in for the fight of his life. Not just for himself,
and not just for Perry, but for an entire industry.Another terrific
read from the mind and imagination of Adam Gittlin, Deal Master is
an original and riveting read from beginning to end. Very highly
recommended for community library General Fiction collections, it
should be noted for personal reading lists that Deal Master is also
available in a Kindle edition." Midwest Book Review
"Fame, fortune, loss, and redemption, it's an age-old story told
here in an innovative way. Sharp as a piece of broken glass, the
plot is snappy and entertaining, the tension steadily ratcheted up
with nothing less than pedal-to-the-metal pacing. This is a
winner." Steve Berry , New York Times & International best-selling
author of The Patriot Threat
"I loved The Deal , The Deal: About Face was even better, but Deal
Master is Gittlin's best yet. Sophisticated, page-turning intrigue
packed with high drama, the MASTER rules." Robert Dugoni , New York
Times best-selling author of My Sister's Grave
"Gittlin's at it again--and Deal Master is his best yet. What
Grisham and Turow did with the legal realm, Gittlin is doing for
the intense world of high-end commercial real estate. Artfully,
skillfully, showing thriller readers that when you take the
power-business of skyscrapers and blend it with loyalty, power,
revenge, and murder--you get one sexy, sophisticated thrill ride."
David Black , award-winning journalist, screenwriter, and author of
Fast Shuffle
" Deal Master delivers. A slick, slithery, cool-as-can-be thriller
about the world of big money, big-time real estate, and the bigger
than life characters who play the game. It's express elevator
entertainment that will pick you up on the first page and rocket
you right to the top of the skyscraper. Don't miss it." William
Martin, New York Times best-selling author of City of Dreams and
The Lincoln Letter
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