Sex, booze and piles of cash… Welcome to the City of London It’s 1994. The City is on the crest of a wave. When Al turns up to his first day at City banking giant Trenchart Colville, he thinks he’s there to start a job. But in fact he’s at the beginning of a journey that will change his life for ever. Al is joined by a ragtag combination of the brash and the bashful. There’s razor-sharp New Yorker, Miles, an enigma despite his charm. Fergal, fresh from Dublin with a punchline for every story. And Imogen – beautiful and well-connected. As they race to get ahead, their lives will entwine in ways none of them could have predicted, with stakes higher than they could ever have imagined. Soon they realise the one truth of the City: whoever makes the most money, wins. A gripping financial thriller, London Calling is Billions meets This Life by way of The Wolf of Wall Street. The first instalment in the Shadow Banking series, this is an enthralling coming-of-age story and a unique insider’s perspective on a secretive world of ambition, power and obscene wealth… C. M. Albright is a pseudonym for a senior figure working in the City. He has been a trader in the financial markets for twenty-five years, living and working all around the world. He has had a ringside seat during a period of unparalleled economic and political turmoil and is perfectly placed to give an insider’s perspective on this glamorous, dangerous and yet enduringly mysterious world. He divides his time between homes in London and the Cotswolds.

What do you do once you have it all? The four friends from Trenchart Colville are set to become Masters of the Universe – but for how long? Miles is easing into the rarefied world of fund management, while Fergal enjoys every form of debauchery Hong Kong has to offer. Meanwhile, Al is consorting with European aristocracy, and Imogen is coming to terms with her desire for a life outside banking. But the events of September 11 throws their comfortable lives into turmoil – and the friends must decide where their true loyalties lie. As the world economy plunges into crisis, the sharks are circling… Who will thrive in the meltdown that follows? The second instalment in the Shadow Banking trilogy, for fans of The Wolf of Wall Street and Billions, Money for Nothing is an insider’s tale of what it’s really like to have it all – and what you do when it all comes crashing down. C. M. Albright is a pseudonym for a senior figure working in the City. He has been a trader in the financial markets for twenty-five years, living and working all around the world. He has had a ringside seat during a period of unparalleled economic and political turmoil and is perfectly placed to give an insider’s perspective on this glamorous, dangerous and yet enduringly mysterious world. He divides his time between homes in London and the Cotswolds.

Time to trade for your life… After the death of a close friend on 9/11, Al Denham is having second while outwardly successful, he has a gnawing feeling that City life is no longer for him. Meanwhile, not all is as it seems at Aden Partners. Al’s sparring partner Miles is drawn deeper into a world of ultra-rich oligarchs and shady deals, soon discovering that he’s trading for his life – in more ways than one. Perfect for readers of Liar’s Poker and The Wolf of Wall Street, Wicked Game is a tale of staggering wealth, infidelity, ambition – and murder. It is the final, heartstopping instalment in the Shadow Banking trilogy, which also includes London Calling and Money for Nothing. C. M. Albright is a pseudonym for a senior figure working in the City. He has been a trader in the financial markets for twenty-five years, living and working all around the world. He has had a ringside seat during a period of unparalleled economic and political turmoil and is perfectly placed to give an insider’s perspective on this glamorous, dangerous and yet enduringly mysterious world. He divides his time between homes in London and the Cotswolds.