The Darlings begins when Morty Reis, a famous investor and major feeder to the Darling family hedge fund jumps off the Tappen Zee bridge. This tragic event sets in motion investigations that eventually reveal that Morty was a fraud and that Delphic is essentially a big Ponzi scheme. While we know someone did something wrong, Alger builds the novel around the mystery of who is really responsible for the scandal and who, in the end, will pay - the perpetrators of the fraud or the innocents caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. Alger paces the novel well, pushing the reader to quickly flip the pages to find out what happens next. While the story of the financial scheme behind the Darlings sure sounds like the Madoffs, the Darling family is very different - they are waspy, high society types who are firmly part of the New York establish. Even in the fact of the crisis, there isn't much depth to the Darlings, and even the characters that surround them - like Paul - lack uniqueness and heart. While this novel was really enjoyable, it was definitely light reading, and could easily have been a long Vanity Fair article. That said, if you have a flight sometime soon and need distraction, The Darlings will do the trick.
Black and White Cookies, adapted from epicurious.com
Cookie
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup well-shaken buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup (5 1/3 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
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