A.P. Murray’s debut novel Greedy Heart, a romantic thriller, is set to release on April 7th, 2020. This novel tells the story of Delia Mulcahy; a thirty-something, money-driven, single woman who moves to New York City in 2006 to peruse work on Wall Street, where she believes that she can short the market to become filthy rich; the one thing she desires in life. Over the course of the novel, we follow Delia from 2006 up to the 2008 Stock Market Crash that influences the entire world, as well as the fallout of that event in the years to follow.
Greedy Heart feels similar to The Big Short and The Wolf of Wall Street, but with a strong independent female as the main character. Murray has written Greedy Heart in two different parts, which at times can feel like two completely different novels with some redundancy. However, in the end, the story captivates the reader and the reader wants to know more about Delia’s story and where she will end up. Murray’s two different sections are meant to show Delia in two different lights; a very drastic before and after that was caused by the 2008 Stock Market Crash. In a time where the world was dealing with uncertain times, much like what is going on right now, Delia learns that love is more than money and men.
Murray has written Greedy Heart so that she can give the reader a lesson on hedge funds, the stock market, and Wall Street, while also incorporating character development as the story progresses; Murray’s extensive knowledge shines through her writing. Delia is a brilliant woman who has an appetite for the most expensive items and Murray portrays this wonderfully by having Delia point out to the reader the price of different items throughout the story. As the story progresses and Delia becomes less obsessed with money, she slowly stops pointing out to the reader the price of various items.
Delia is not a likeable character for the first part of this novel. She is selfish, incredibly self-centered, and will do anything to get rich quick. Murray has created this character so that she can grow and mature as the story progresses, and it’s nice to a flawed character like Delia because sometimes you only see characters with one of two flaws and never transform. Delia as a whole is a flawed character that increasingly grows into who she is meant to be.
If you are a lover of romantic thrillers then you will adore Greedy Heart. Delia learns about love in different aspects of life all throughout Greedy Heart as well as life lessons that one needs to grow up. In a way, this novel can also be seen as a coming-of-age story since Delia finds out who she really is through different lessons taught by different people in her life. Murray’s debut novel is coming out at the perfect time as with COVID-19 becoming ever more present in our daily lives around the world, the stock market crash of 2008 parallel’s nicely to how the world can change in an instant and how we may have to adapt to a new way of living life.
Greedy Heart is available from Amazon, Book Depository, and other good book retailers as of April 7th 2020.
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Synopsis | Goodreads
For Delia math just makes sense—more sense than people, anyway.
It’s 2006, and Delia Mulcahy is living in a shabby apartment and facing crushing student debt. Suddenly, she’s plucked from obscurity to work for Wall Street’s top hedge fund. Determined to make her millions, Delia must master the cutthroat world of big-stakes trading and profit off of the cataclysm of the looming crash.
In the underbelly of finance, no one is who they say they are. Delia finds herself embroiled in devious schemes and duplicitous deals as her recklessness threatens every relationship in her life: family, friends and especially the two rival CEOs vying for her genius.
It’s a high-risk game and she is a better player than most. When her soul is on the line, how much is enough for her greedy heart?
