Product Description

Dave Hart is back in David Charters' third instalment of his cult City series. But the drugs, the women and the deals are no longer working, and Dave is bored. So he decides to shake things up again - and makes a pledge to save Africa. Suddenly, breaking the law, bullying the clients and donating their money to African charities in need are all par for the course - but is the party finally over for the self-proclaimed finance rock star?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #40532 in Books
• Published on: 2009-07-17
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Review
I can't remember when I enjoyed a book as much... It reads fast and furious with enough laughs to keep you from worrying if what Mr Charters says is actually true. --Christopher Reich

About the Author
David Charters is a former diplomat and investment banker who left the City after 12 years of working on some of the largest international flotations and privatisations. He has published six novels and is best known for his cult Dave Hart series.

Customer Reviews

Heeeeeeeee's Baaaaaaaaaaack!!!! And funnier than ever!
Just when you thought it was safe and the time was right to start believing your fellow human being was capable of doing the right thing, David Charters (ooops, I mean Dave Hart) returns to regale us in the ways of the wicked City. Charters, an absolutely brilliant satirist, has created one of the most despicable (and heartless) characters in literature, that is to say, the venal Dave Hart. Everything that Hart does turns out correctly, but for all the wrong reasons. It is true that the lovely "Two Livers" is there to assist him when Hart is in action, but Hart, inspite of himself, has done no wrong.

In order the get the most out of this book, it truly helps to read the first two installments in the Dave Hart saga - "At Bonus Time, No-one Can Hear You Scream" and "Trust Me, I'm a Banker". Otherwise, you won't completely appreciate the shallowness of Dave Hart and the depth of the wit of David Charters.

Originally this was to be the third installment of a trilogy, but it looks like a fourth segment is in the works, Where Egos Dare, to be published in the Autumn of 2009. Will Hart be brought to heel or will he live to see another day? Only Charters knows for certain (and so far he hasn't told us).

And once again, Alice Rosenbaum has taken marvelous pictures along the way.

Save the third world!
I've often wondered why bankers didn't do something about all the third world dictators and miscellaneous villains who shelter their money in big name firms in the City. Now I understand. Anyone concerned with third world development should read this. It's written as satire, but I can't help thinking there's a lot more to it than most of us would realise. Very funny, as all of these Dave Hart novels are, but it leaves you wondering if it isn't a bit too close to the truth.