{"product_id":"the-embezzler","title":"The Embezzler","description":"\u003cp\u003eLike Francis Prescott in The Rector of Justin  Guy Prime enjoyed the distinction of having become a legend in his lifetime. But in Guys case  the legend is one of betrayal and infamy. For the scandal of his embezzlement brought down the delicately balanced structure of the Stock Exchange. The long-honored system of self-government by mutual trust among gentlemen came to an end with the default of one of its brightest stars.  The story of Guys fall is told by the three persons most intimately concerned: Guy himself  Rex Geer  his closest friend  and Angelica  his wife. We see him first through his own eyes  embittered  oddly proud of his peculiar distinction  and entirely unrepentant  the golden boy  the Wall Street manipulator  and finally the old man determined to justify himself to the grandchildren he will never see. Rex and Angelica in turn pick up the same threads of the story  but the threads change color subtly as they pass through different hands. In the end  the reader must decide for himself which is the real Guy Prime.  Louis Auchincloss brings to the financial world the same authority and understanding he brought to the worlds of the law (Powers of Attorney)  the private school (The Rector of Justin)  and the old families of New York (Portrait in Brownstone). Virgilia Peterson  writing in the New York Times Book Review  called The Rector of Justin \"not only a passionately interesting  but a spiritually important study of the American character of  and for our time.\" Her words hold true for The Embezzler.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44952835358773,"sku":"ByrdShop_0395073626","price":59.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780395073629_aa3a7c9b-2e70-4853-9cac-d09ce373c6ea.jpg?v=1770551735","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-embezzler","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}