On the Floor: A Novel
Set in 1991, just before the Gulf War breaks out, Campbell’s debut follows a London investment banker who is virtually treading water.  As a woman working in a male-dominated field at Steiner’s, a top investment firm, Geri Molly is forced to deal with boorish coworkers while coping with a break-up that has left her devastated. Steiner’s top client, enigmatic hedge fund manager Felix Mann, is putting pressure on Geri to move to Hong Kong and work for him full-time. When the higher-ups at her firm get wind of a rumor that a client is going to make a bid for a company in which Felix owns controlling shares, they summon Geri to find out what Felix’s intentions are. When she arrives in Hong Kong to meet with Felix, she runs into Stephen, throwing her into chaos and causing her to make a decision that jeopardizes her career. The novel is slow to get started and takes a decidedly bizarre turn towards the end, but readers will be gratified when Geri is finally jolted out of her malaise. --Kristine Huntley