As someone who vividly remembers the collapse of Lehman Brothers, I was drawn to High Finance with high hopes. The premise—tracing the rise and fall of a Wall Street insider—seemed tailor-made for readers interested in the human side of financial history.
While the book is clearly well-researched and offers a unique perspective, I found it hard to connect with the narrative. Despite the sharp satire and authentic detail, it just didn’t quite land for me.
Thanks to Netgalley and Stable Book Group for providing me with an Advance Reader's Copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

High Finance by Ken Miller--This book is about the fall of Lehman Brothers, told in a way that is imminently relatable. Captured in a series of vignettes showing the impact of Lehman Brothers and its fall, this fictional story gives Miller the creative license to tell a truly insightful story about human condition and connection. Given Miller's background as former vice chairman of both Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch, it's tough not to read his characters closest to Lehman as self-inserts. In that way, then, the book is a really poignant, introspective examination of how one person's action or inaction can haunt them. I really enjoyed this book, and recommend it to anyone interested in this topic. I should point out, for transparency, that I did receive an advance copy of this book to review, and it comes out in September. Thumbs up.