Avarice

The Price of Desire

In the glittering corridors of international high finance, nothing is more alluring—and more dangerous—than unchecked ambition. Avarice thrusts readers into the cutthroat world of Eleanor Stratton, a brilliant investment banker whose meteoric rise has earned her the envy of Wall Street’s most ruthless power brokers. When a whisper of insider knowledge lands in her inbox—threatening to topple a multibillion-dollar merger—Eleanor must decide whether to seize the opportunity or walk away from the only life she’s ever known. Anita Burgh’s taut prose crackles with tension, charting every heart-pounding moment as she balances on the edge of fortune and ruin.

Web of Deceit

As Eleanor digs deeper, she uncovers a labyrinth of corporate espionage, art-for-profit schemes, and backroom deals that blur the lines between legality and black-market ruthlessness. From the marble-lined boardrooms of Manhattan to the fog-shrouded docks of Hamburg, allies shift like sand and loyalties dissolve under pressure. With a charismatic but dangerous mentor guiding her, and a dogged investigative journalist on her trail, Eleanor must navigate a landscape where every handshake conceals a dagger and every spreadsheet hides a secret. Burgh’s richly layered narrative reveals how the pursuit of wealth can corrode even the strongest moral compass.

Redemption’s Toll

When the cost of her choices becomes heartbreakingly clear, Eleanor is forced into a final gambit: expose the conspiracy and risk everything she’s built, or embrace the very greed she once condemned. In a breathtaking climax beneath the glass atrium of a global trading floor—as algorithms flash and alarms blare—she confronts the ultimate question: what value does one place on integrity when the stakes are measured in fortunes? Avarice is a searing exploration of power, betrayal, and the price we pay when desire eclipses conscience.

. Anita Burgh – acclaimed British author born in 1968, celebrated for her riveting thrillers that illuminate the dark intersections of ambition, morality, and the modern pursuit of wealth.