James Comey Writes a Hedge Fund Murder Mystery, and It’s a Lot Like Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater
James Comey is publishing his second murder mystery novel, and insiders say the details and timing are especially disturbing this time around.
The former FBI director is scheduled to publish his latest fictional crime novel in May, this time about a fictional hedge fund called Saugatuck Associates, considered the largest in the world.
“A red canoe is found abandoned on Seymour Rock, right where the Saugatuck River empties into Long Island Sound,” reads a preview of the book, which has not yet been widely disseminated by publisher Mysterious Press. “Inside is the elegantly dressed corpse of a woman…”
The book is called “Westport,” a posh Connecticut town that, it turns out, is not only the headquarters of the fictional Saugatuck hedge fund, but also of Bridgewater Associates, the giant hedge fund founded by billionaire Ray Dalio. .
And although the protagonist of Comey’s book is a woman, she previously worked as a federal prosecutor before becoming general counsel in Saugatuck, just as Comey did before becoming general counsel in Bridgewater.
It also turns out that the former FBI chief, hated by Democrats who blame him in part for tilting the 2016 election toward Donald Trump, was feared in Bridgewater, according to Rob Copeland’s explosive book “The Fund” published this month.
As Dalio’s top lawyer from 2010 to 2013, earning $7 million a year, Comey quickly earned the nickname “The Godfather” for his willingness to find, interrogate and fire anyone who disagreed with Dalio’s management style. , according to Copeland’s book.
That included a “trial” Comey once organized in an office to investigate a woman accused of bringing bagels to the office on the wrong day.
While no murders have ever been reported at Bridgewater, some experts say it remains a mystery why Comey chose to write a fictional book about a company that so closely reflects Bridgewater.
There are a lot of towns in Connecticut with hedge funds, and since it’s fiction, it could have been set in a fictional town, one source noted.
Some speculate that writing books that embarrass former bosses and provoke enough controversy to sell copies has become Comey’s “trick.”
“He’s a true icon of stage and screen,” said a source, who claimed Comey still hasn’t cured his need for the spotlight.
Comey sparked a media storm after releasing “A Higher Loyalty,” a juicy and revealing memoir that discussed everything from Trump’s obsession with a dossier alleging he made a “pee tape” to whether his hair was Real or not.
Comey’s next book, “Central Park West,” was a novel about the prosecution of a mob boss that appeared to draw on his experience as a federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York.
“Central Park West” didn’t catch fire like its Trump exposé did. But as Comey looks to return with “Westport,” some critics may even grudgingly admit that the new title seems harder to resist.
“It’s the classic summer hedge fund murder mystery beach read,” said one source, admitting that he’s already pre-ordered the book.
