The Fear Index is a 2011 novel by British author Robert Harris. It is set in a period of roughly 24 hours from the 6 May 2010the date of the British general election and the Flash Crash. It follows the interactions of a group of employees at Hoffmann Investment Technologies, a fictional hedge fund operating in Geneva. Sep 29, 2011The Fear Index by Robert Harris: review A blazingly ambitious thriller that takes aim at a corrupt system The Fear Index by Robert Harris is a fastpaced story set in the world of high finance and computer technology but it didn't appeal to me as much as the other books. The Ghost A review, and links to other information about and reviews of The Fear Index by Robert Harris. High tech finance and sophisticated computer programming combine in this terrifying and fiendishly smart new novel from Robert Harris. Alex What Harris does so admirablyin my mind, better than any other writing todayis intertwine nifty, page turning plots with important historical, political, or in this case, sociological questions. The late Michael Crichton did this kind of story well. In The Fear Index, Robert Harris does it fantastically. Mar 02, 2012After reading The Fear Index, it could seem darker still. Humans have emerged as the top predators of the biosphere, but Harris warns that a new life form, brilliant and brutal, could be. Dust jacket with silver lettering over cloth. Crisp and clean pages with bold text. In The Fear Index, Harris creates from the thin air of cyberspace a financial thriller that's likely to unsettle the reader when Wall Street bells toll. What Harris does so admirablyin my mind, better than any other writing todayis intertwine nifty, page turning plots with important historical, political, or in this case, sociological questions. The late Michael Crichton did this kind of story well. In The Fear Index, Robert Harris does it fantastically. Find great deals for The Fear Index by Robert Harris (2012, CD, Unabridged). Jan 26, 2012The title of Robert Harriss new thriller, The Fear Index, comes from the volatility index, or VIX also known as the fear index which measures expectations of violent swings in the market, as Wall Street watchers know from the harrowing meltdown of 2008. Harris is a master of pace and entertainment, and The Fear Index is a thoroughly enjoyable book. A lot of research has gone into it from the rarebook market to hedge fund investors and many details. The burglar gets away, but this emphasis on fear resonates with Alex because his fund is at work on a new computer program, VIXAL4, designed to peg investments to the level of fear in the populace the Fear Index of Harriss title. Fear is historically the strongest emotion in economics, Alex explains to a prospective investor. Crucially to both the plot and Harris's broader theme, this dealermachine, called VIXAL4, feeds on fear, anticipating flights from stock before fleshandblood brokers make them. The premise is expressed in a rather dodgy aphorism that has been picked out and magnified in the book's publicity: Fear is probably the strongest human emotion, period. Buy The Fear Index by Robert Harris (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Robert Harriss new novel opens in a secluded mansion as a clock strikes midnight. Sitting by a dying fire in his booklined study, a halfsmoked cigar close to. The Fear Index by Robert Harris. Meet Alex Hoffmann: among the secretive inner circle of the ultrarich, he is something Enigma Archangel ROBERT HARRIS is the author of nine bestselling novels: Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel, Pompeii, Imperium, The Ghost Writer, Conspirata, The Fear Index, and An Officer and a Spy. Several of his books have been adapted to film, most recently The Ghost Writer, directed by Roman Polanski. His work has been translated into thirtyseven languages. Fatherland Find great deals for The Fear Index by Robert Harris (2012, Hardcover).