Der gute Mensch von Wall Street

by Alexandra Frye

This genuine can't-put-it-down novel is a classic story of a mother and child in jeopardy. The perfect, well-heeled life of a smart, somewhat spoiled New Jersey woman is pulled apart when an impeccable, intelligent girl, eager to be a full-time babysitter, disappears with her child.

Genres: Mystery

Pocket Book

First published May 1, 1993

About the author

Alexandra Frye is a pseudonym of Peter Israel.

Reviews

[Trena · Rating 5 out of 5]

New author for me. Older book. Was entertaining, suspenseful and kept my attention. Did not use the predictable formula. I recommend this book.

[Stacy Torres · Rating 2 out of 5]

A kidnapping mystery so poorly explained you'll have to read and re-read to get the full picture
here is an attempt to untangle the major characters as an example:
Harriet Major, the babysitter aka Rebecca or Becca Dalton.
The man she claimed was her step-father "Robert A Smith" is also presented as her cousin Robert but is really Francis Holbrook aka Frank who is also the child's father's mentor/"Rabbi" and a lawyer
Rebecca's uncle (also a lawyer), Mark Spain, is not really her uncle just was her father's lawyer until her father died then he became her mother's lover and also Rebecca's lover/rapist not to mention stalker with the help of Frank but wait there's more.
Mark is also the boss of Joseph Penzil who is the child's father's best friend aka Runt (Marine) and I'd like to mention the book states "ex-marine" although any marine will tell you there's no such thing...
Other than trying to get all of this correct, there's not much going on in this story and not worth the headache. Save yourself the time

[Lindsay Gadzinski · Rating 3 out of 5]

at first i found georgia and larry to be absolutely insufferable narrators, it was hard to garner any sympathy for their respective plights.

i also found the wall street jargon & “mystery conversations” to be confusing but as the story unfolded, it all made more sense… by part 2 and especially part 3 i was completely hooked

i appreciate that the author wrapped the story up with a nice little bow

overall i’d give this a 3.5 if i could

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first half was very slow and confusing. It picked up once Harriet began to tell her story. All the conversations between mysterious, unknown people got to be pretty confusing, as well as all the Wall Street jargon. But in the end not a bad novel.

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

A well written novel, one I enjoyed reading for the most part but...

[Holly Hinke · Rating 1 out of 5]

New author for me. Complete snore. Too many characters and nicknames. Way too much Wall Street jargon. Hated it.

[Gina Shupp · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book

[Tara N · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it, I just felt like something was missing, something that would have made the story that much better.