Toxic Options

Toxic Options is a gripping financial thriller set in 1980s London, where rising trader Dan Perry spirals into a world of gambling, insider dealing, and IRA terror. Caught between desperation and danger, his next move could shake the foundations of the financial world or destroy him completely.

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Set in the 1980s, TOXIC OPTIONS depicts a star City trader who has to deal with a gambling addiction, insider dealing and the IRA.

Dan Perry’s career at Sinclair Bank is firmly on the up until his taste for horse and greyhound racing lead him into debt with two hard East End bookmakers. A plan to act on inside information to recover losses lends him cause for further concern, as he finds himself unwittingly embroiled in a terror plot that threatens to shake the very foundations of the City of London.
Insider dealing and price rigging were rife. The Market Surveillance Committee was situated on the 23rd floor of the Stock Exchange. A summons was a fearsome ordeal. Gambling was an aside for many. Visits to London Greyhound tracks were de rigueur for many, and Stock Exchange business regularly took a back seat during the weeks of Cheltenham, Royal Ascot and Glorious Goodwood.
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About The Author

James Douglas-Mann was born in London in 1963. After a bold and adventurous youth that took him from Hong Kong to Australia, he built a successful if volatile career in London’s financial markets. From trading floors to broking giants, he experienced both the euphoria of financial triumph and the abyss of personal and professional loss.
His journey, marred by debt, gambling, and redemption, eventually brought him to Tradition, where he regained financial stability and professional respect. Later, he became a recruitment entrepreneur and, upon retirement, studied journalism earning his diploma as a freelance journalist.
His debut novel, Toxic Options, draws heavily from his early life, capturing the raw culture of London’s 1980s stock exchange and racetrack underworld. While fictional, it’s infused with truth—featuring characters shaped by greed, thrill, insider deals, and even terrorism.
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TOXIC OPTIONS

A Gripping Financial Thriller That Exposes the Dark Side of the London Stock Exchange

Step into the high-stakes world of finance with Toxic Options, the thrilling new novel by James Douglas-Mann. Set against the backdrop of the London Stock Exchange floor, this fast-paced financial thriller pulls back the curtain on a world where ambition, manipulation, and greed collide. As global markets teeter and secrets unravel, one man is forced to choose between his career and his conscience. Toxic Options isn’t just a story—it’s a pulse-pounding journey into the morally grey corridors of power, where every decision has a price. If you’re a fan of suspense, mystery, or modern finance dramas, this is one book you won’t want to miss.

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Melissa R
Clinical Psychologist
Toxic Options gripped me from the first page and didn’t let go. James Douglas-Mann dives deep into the human psyche, exposing choices we all pretend we’d never make. Raw, unsettling, and beautifully written.
David L
Author of “Glass Threads”
Reading Toxic Options felt like walking a tightrope between truth and delusion. Douglas-Mann has crafted a psychological thriller that doesn’t just tell a story — it makes you question your own. Brilliantly layered and unforgettable.
Asha M
Book Blogger
I couldn’t put it down. Toxic Options is dark, thought-provoking, and painfully real. James Douglas-Mann has a way of writing that leaves echoes in your mind long after you’ve turned the last page.

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In Toxic Options James has recreated many of the scenes from his younger life. They stem from a culture of heavy drinking and gambling, and tales of derring-do both from the Stock Exchange floor in the 1980s and the racecourse. In Toxic Options he uses characters from both ends of the social spectrum. They include both heroes and rogues, Insider dealing, wild gambling, and one of the features of the time, terrorism.
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