A Trip to the Caribbean Threatens to Leave the Futures of Three Young Professionals Dead in the Water in Unpredictable, Page-Turning Thriller
In "Out of Options" by Sharon V. Agar, Eve, Julian and Eddie trade suntans and sandals for secrets and scandals as they reckon with their short-sighted choices
SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 7, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Author Sharon V. Agar has released her debut novel, "Out of Options," a smart, suspenseful and unexpectedly funny thriller that takes a deep dive into the world of white-collar crime.
Eve, a mid-level Wall Street investment banker, trades the grey skies of New York for the deep blues of the Caribbean, hoping a tropical vacation will add the color back to her life after a painful breakup. Shortly after her arrival in Sainte Anne, she meets unlikely duo Julian and Eddie. Julian, a lawyer, and Eddie, a department head at a chemical research company, harbor secrets of their own and a recent tragedy sets the mood for their stay.
The three strike up a quick, breezy friendship but the tides quickly turn after a diving trip goes awry, putting Eve in a precarious position. As she becomes more entangled in the men's affairs and unravels the dark history of their strange friendship, so do Julian and Eddie's business associates. Weaving in narratives from ancillary characters, Agar creates a gripping story of murder, betrayal and deceit with surprising actors and unpredictable twists.
Informed by Agar's decades of experience working in the corporate arena, "Out of Options" shines a light on the dark activity that often goes unnoticed under the office fluorescents. Through her book, she examines where moralistic and well-meaning individuals go wrong in making choices to protect themselves in a competitive, unforgiving industry, and how quickly the consequences can spiral out of control.
"I wanted to write about the world I knew and the sort of characters that inhabit it," said Agar. "Particularly, I was drawn to exploring how far seemingly normal and successful people might go, if pushed to what they perceive is the brink."
"The kind of book that Grisham would have written if he had worked on Wall Street instead of for a law firm," wrote Amazon reviewer R. P. Johnson. "The characters are compelling and complex, and the plot is witty and full of twists. Exactly my kind of book."
"Agar has the knack of deftly rendering a character with just a phrase, the way a sculptor can reveal the essence of an emerging statue just by removing a small bit of stone," wrote Amazon reviewer L. Catapano-Friedman.
"Out of Options"
By Sharon V. Agar
ISBN: 9781480804531 (softcover); 9781480804517 (hardcover); 9781480804524 (electronic)
Available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Archway Publishing
About the author
Sharon V. Agar writes realistic and suspenseful novels with multi-dimensional characters and strong, smart women at the center. Originally from England, she moved to the United States at 18, where she obtained her bachelor's degree in applied mathematics at Yale University and her MBA at Harvard University. She spent decades living in Manhattan, where she worked in investment banking and at a Fortune 500 company, and ran a small not-for-profit. In 2010, Agar was diagnosed with a serious lung disease. She has since undergone two lung transplants, the experiences of which inform her second book, "All You Need Is Lung." Agar currently lives in Southern California with her husband and sons. To learn more, please visit sharonagar.com.
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