At Bonus Time, No One Can Hear You Scream

by David Charters (Author)

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  Paperback
  2009

  $3.29

  Investment banker Dave Hart needs his annual bonus. Anything less than a million pounds would be an insult. After all, he has to buy a new ca, a second home in the country and a new Rolex for his wife Wendy...When the countdown to bonus day begins, so does the backstabbing, desperation and paranoia. As the big day inches closer, amid rumours, sackings and nail-biting deals, Dave becomes increasingly unhinged - but just how low will he stoop to secure his prize? A tale of one man's quest for his annual bonus in a world where ambition, terror, insecurity and desperation are second nature to all those who inhabit it, At Bonus Time, No One Can Hear You Scream will keep readers gripped and wracked with laughter until the very last page.

• Used

  Paperback
  2004

  $4.38

  No other time of year is ever quite the same. From the first sentence, this tale of one man's quest for his annual bonus - in a world where ambition, terror, insecurity and desperate deeds are as natural as organic bread - will grip the imagination of all who read it. Those already addicted to David Charters' tales of cunning, high risks, outrageous rewards and ghastly failures will especially welcome this publication, for with at bonus time, no-one can hear you scream, the author has broadened his range. By writing a novella, charters can consider in depth, all aspects of this unique annual ritual - insider dealing, the authenticity of investment bankers' advice, their fees, the moral and social consequences of any financial decision, the social whirl with its game of watching who buys what from where and the antics of when to flaunt it - it's all here. And if we all think that we are much nicer than this, or that our character makes for better moral choices, the tale's shattering denouement gives us all pause for thought. For if fear and greed can expose the fault lines in human nature, whose fault is it really if sometimes people go over the edge?