Quoz A Financial Thriller

Author : Mel Mattison
Publisher : Post Hill Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quoz: A Financial Thriller written by Mel Mattison and published by Post Hill Press. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “As governments around the world seek to exert tyrannical control over currency, Quoz serves as a cautionary tale for what lies ahead. You’ve been warned.” —Trey Radel, Former Member of United States Congress It’s 2027. The AI revolution has merged with quantum computing to take control of global financial markets. Operated by the mysterious Bank for International Settlements based in Basel, Switzerland, the quantum supercomputer known as ICARUS has promised the world a more stable economy, devoid of bank failures and volatile share prices. And it has delivered…until now. Rory O’Connor is the financial genius who helped create ICARUS, but after the tragic death of his best friend, he’s checked out of high finance and into a luxury Caribbean condo, trading cryptocurrencies on the shores of San Juan. When the stock market starts manifesting erratic behavior, what begins as a favor drags Rory into a dangerous labyrinth of deceit and international intrigue. Leaders at some of the world’s most powerful central banks are planning to take down the US dollar as global reserve currency, replacing it with a gold- and silver-backed digital currency of their own. Now, Rory must travel to Switzerland, overcome his demons, and save the world from financial chaos. Everything is on the line. If he fails, humanity descends into an economic Armageddon controlled by madmen and psychopathic bankers. “Thriller readers with any interest in finance need to read Quoz!…Perfect for fans of Michael Lewis and Jack Carr. Mattison…brings fiction and finance together in a way few writers can. You won’t be able to put Quoz down!” —Massimo Paone, Former Chief Investment Officer, Populist Capital

Author : Harry Markopolos
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470919000
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No One Would Listen written by Harry Markopolos and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-02-08 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harry Markopolos and his team of financial sleuths discuss first-hand how they cracked the Madoff Ponzi scheme No One Would Listen is the thrilling story of how the Harry Markopolos, a little-known number cruncher from a Boston equity derivatives firm, and his investigative team uncovered Bernie Madoff's scam years before it made headlines, and how they desperately tried to warn the government, the industry, and the financial press. Page by page, Markopolos details his pursuit of the greatest financial criminal in history, and reveals the massive fraud, governmental incompetence, and criminal collusion that has changed thousands of lives forever-as well as the world's financial system. The only book to tell the story of Madoff's scam and the SEC's failings by those who saw both first hand Describes how Madoff was enabled by investors and fiduciaries alike Discusses how the SEC missed the red flags raised by Markopolos Despite repeated written and verbal warnings to the SEC by Harry Markopolos, Bernie Madoff was allowed to continue his operations. No One Would Listen paints a vivid portrait of Markopolos and his determined team of financial sleuths, and what impact Madoff's scam will have on financial markets and regulation for decades to come.

Author : Jay Newman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1668026546
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Undermoney written by Jay Newman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A group of American patriots, all former military, are looking for a way to get their number one choice, Senator Ben Corn, elected president. Corn is a telegenic, perfect candidate-yet harbors secrets that threaten him. The group's goal is to implement their own foreign policy and fundamentally restructure American society. Essential to this scheme is Greta Webb, a sophisticated and beautiful CIA agent who is an expert on how global dark money flows, not to mention skilled in lethal hand-to-hand combat. To achieve their goals, they form dangerous alliances. One is with a woman who manages the largest, and most corrupt, private pool of capital that has ever existed. And another with the brilliant, ruthless founder of Russia's most successful private military company: a mercenary's mercenary, who has ties to Vladimir Putin. He has his eye on Greta Webb-and while she would be wise to avoid him at all costs, she cannot. Journeying across the globe from New York to Washington to Middle Eastern war zones to wine cellars in the French countryside to Putin's private restaurant in St. Petersburg, the group of Americans become enmeshed in this underground world. And as they discover the secret of the dark money's pool's success-which involves manipulating the markets to rake in billions of dollars-they come into ever increasing danger. Ultimately the team of Americans must decide whether their ultimate objectives are worth the cost of ruthlessly sacrificing not just a few but potentially many human lives. Brilliantly told and filled with jaw-dropping action and unforgettable characters, Undermoney offers a savage look at the secret lives of the world's richest people"--

Author : Michael Ridpath
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781530912926
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Free to Trade written by Michael Ridpath and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-12 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was a deal to die for. And somebody will. Paul Murray is an ex-Olympic runner, so his training is perfect for the rigours of multi-million dollar bond trading in the City of London. The pace is breakneck, the smell of success intoxicating. Then the body of his colleague Debbie is fished out of the Thames and Paul's world is turned upside down. He begins a dangerous, chaotic tumble into the darker side of trading. From the glass towers of London to the frenzied deals of Wall Street and the murky back rooms of Las Vegas glitz, Paul has got to find answers fast before someone else makes a killing. Free To Trade was Michael Ridpath's first financial thriller. It was translated into 33 languages and stayed at No 2 in the British bestseller lists for three months. Ridpath was prescient: the novel features "Uncle Sam's Money Machine," an early version of a CDO, or Collateralised Debt Obligation, the financial instrument that was later to blow up the international banking system. PRAISE FOR MICHAEL RIDPATH'S FINANCIAL THRILLERS: "Ridpath has that read-on factor that sets bestsellers apart." - The Guardian "It is the author's insight into the complexities of the business that gives his novel so much life. And he can write... Yes, he has a winner here." - The New York Times "It'll send a shiver down bankers' spines." - Mirror "The author makes you feel the intensity of the trading floor, the combination of number-crunching and gut instinct that leads people to take big risks, the thrill of playing a hunch and getting it right." - Los Angeles times Book Review "For sheer entertainment, there's nothing in the mystery genre to beat a well-constructed thriller... ...the new book of Michael Ridpath provides a master-class in how it's done. I read it in one gulp." - The Observer "As slick and compulsive a piece of storytelling as can be found in the best of blockbuster fiction." - Sunday Express. PAGE ONE: I had lost half a million dollars in slightly less than half an hour and the coffee machine didn't work. This was turning into a bad day. Half a million dollars is a lot of money. And I needed a cup of coffee badly.

Author : Bob Mayer
Publisher : Cool Gus
ISBN 13 : 9781621253358
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New York Minute written by Bob Mayer and published by Cool Gus. This book was released on 2019-05-03 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Blood meets Breaking Bad, but this time the bad protects the innocent.The last time former Green Beret Will Kane was involved in killing someone it made the cover of LIFE Magazine. Eight years later he's getting pushed to the edge of that precipice he vowed never to go over again. New York City, summer 1977. The Bronx is burning. The twin towers of the new World Trade Center loom over the skyline. Son of Sam. Star Wars. Studio 54. The Five Families. The city faces bankruptcy and unrest seethes. On the dark streets of a city the rest of the country believes is going down the toilet, Vietnam vet Kane's life mirrors his hometown. Carrying a past cratered with death and tragedy, Kane has been working as a 'fixer' for a high-priced lawyer since returning to New York in disgrace. But is he really fixing anything? It begins when he takes a compromising picture as part of the job. As the long hot summer boils, so does Kane as the mob, the CIA, the IRA and other forces are brought to bear on him. What they all seem to have forgotten, and Kane wishes he could, is that he is a highly trained and experienced warrior.A skilled killer. What should a good man do when faced with evil that the law can't touch? Kane faces threats, betrayal and shadows from his past, and then, on 13 July 1977, the Blackout occurs and Kane explodes. For fans of the Green Beret series of books, this book is a prelude to the entire series, and introduces a new character in his own series. Dave Riley is here as Will Kane's 17 year old younger cousin. Publishers Weekly reference The Line: "Mayer has crafted a thriller in the tradition of John Grisham's The Firm." Publishers Weekly reference Lost Girls: "Excellent writing and well-drawn, appealing characters help make this another taut, crackling read from Mayer."

Author : Chester Vittorio Franklin
Publisher : Mark R. Andino
ISBN 13 : 9781737601449
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Financial Initiation written by Chester Vittorio Franklin and published by Mark R. Andino. This book was released on 2021-10-20 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel is a financial thriller that covers over one hundred years of timeframe, although concentrated in the late 1990's and early 2000's. What happens when an individual gets promoted above his level of competency, especially when working in the cutthroat financial industry? To what extent will the sharks of the business world target feeding on the less educated, the less experienced, and the less devious? After being taken advantage of, is it better to admit the facts or to pursue a cover up? What if acknowledging the shortcoming presents grave implications? Could a sufficiently well-designed plan provide a pathway to a favorable resolution? The author takes the reader on a fast-paced ride through various components of the capitalist system, from investment banking to the securities market, while building intensity and complexity in the plot. As the pace accelerates, a diverse and interesting cast of characters enhance the tale by bringing passion and humor to the story. Throughout the narrative, various philosophical questions are addressed through the eyes and actions of the characters. How much preference in life should accrue to those fortunate enough to be born into wealth? Is money an end to itself, or a means to something evil, blessed, or both? How desperate can a lack of money make an individual? Through a detailed narrative of historical fiction, the author invites the reader to contemplate multiple aspects of society, in particular the divide between the wealthy and the remainder of humanity. Individuals who enjoy financial and technical thrillers, mysteries, and stories that operate on several levels simultaneously will find Financial Initiation an engaging and thought-provoking read.

Author : Rick Mofina
Publisher : MIRA
ISBN 13 : 1488056447
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Their Last Secret written by Rick Mofina and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[A] lifetime of secrets and lies come back to haunt in this layered, engrossing thriller. . . . A riveting, moving read.” —Lisa Unger, New York Times–bestselling author of The Stranger Inside Some mistakes can never be forgotten—or forgiven. Janie Klassyn was only fourteen years old when she made the blood pact with her friends. She could never imagine she was setting in motion the horrifying crime that would tear her peaceful prairie town apart. Twenty years later in California, school counselor Emma Grant struggles to keep her past buried. But when she finds a note on her car threatening to reveal her secret, it becomes harder to keep up the deception. Even her teenage stepdaughter suspects that Emma is hiding something. Now, with her celebrated true-crime author husband digging into a decades-old murder case for his next book, and a suspicious accident involving someone who’s been following her, the perfect life Emma’s built is crumbling, forcing her to take desperate steps to save it . . . “Rick Mofina’s books are edge-of-your seat thrilling. Page turners that don’t let up.” —Louise Penny, #1 New York Times–bestselling author

Author : Michael Ridpath
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781532702228
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Predator written by Michael Ridpath and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-12 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ruthless, selfish, dangerous. In fact, just right for the job. At top investment bank Bloomfield Weiss, they taught them to be winners, predators, killer deal-makers. On the bank's training programme in New York, Chris and Lenka had become part of a close-knit gang of ambitious trainees, working and playing hard. But when a failed affair sparked a confrontation during a drunken boat-trip, one of the gang died, leaving the rest to cover up the truth of the tragedy. Ten years later a helpless Chris watches Lenka's lifeblood soak into the snow of a Prague street - and his world falls apart. With his friend and business partner dead, Chris not only has to fight to keep his company afloat in the face of nervous investors, but must also discover who is behind Lenka's seemingly random - but coolly professional - murder. Then others are killed, and it looks like Chris could be next. Now it seems that their shared past might contain an even more sinister secret than Chris had thought. And that someone from the training programme took their lessons rather too seriously. Michael Ridpath has written eight bestselling financial thrillers, published in over 30 countries. PRAISE FOR MICHAEL RIDPATH'S FINANCIAL THRILLERS: "Ridpath has that read-on factor that sets bestsellers apart." - The Guardian "It is the author's insight into the complexities of the business that gives his novel so much life. And he can write... Yes, he has a winner here." - The New York Times "It'll send a shiver down bankers' spines." - Mirror "The author makes you feel the intensity of the trading floor, the combination of number-crunching and gut instinct that leads people to take big risks, the thrill of playing a hunch and getting it right." - Los Angeles times Book Review "For sheer entertainment, there's nothing in the mystery genre to beat a well-constructed thriller... ...the new book of Michael Ridpath provides a master-class in how it's done. I read it in one gulp." - The Observer "As slick and compulsive a piece of storytelling as can be found in the best of blockbuster fiction." - Sunday Express.

Author : J.D. Oswald
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 1405917725
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dreamwalker written by J.D. Oswald and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dreamwalker is the first spellbinding novel in the new epic fantasy series from J. D. Oswald - The Ballad of Sir Benfro. In a small village, miles from the great cities of the Twin Kingdoms, a young boy called Errol tries to find his way in the world. He's an outsider - he looks different from other children and has never known his father. No one, not even himself, has any knowledge of his true lineage. Deep in the forest, Benfro, the young male dragon begins his training in the subtle arts. Like his mother, Morgwm the Green, he is destined to be a great Mage. No one could imagine that the future of all life in the Twin Kingdoms rests in the hands of these two unlikely heroes. But it is a destiny that will change the lives of boy and dragon forever ... And so begins The Ballad of Sir Benfro - the unputdownable tale of the great dragons returning to the kingdom of men. Breathtakingly compulsive and beautifully written, The Ballad of Sir Benfro is for readers hooked to the world of George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones and those longing for the next Tolkien film adaptation. Dreamwalker is followed by The Rose Cord and The Golden Cage. J. D. Oswald is the author of the epic fantasy series, The Ballad of Sir Benfro. Currently, Dreamwalker, The Rose Cord and The Golden Cage are all available as Penguin eBooks. He is also the author of the Detective Inspector McLean series of crime novels under the name James Oswald. In his spare time James runs a 350-acre livestock farm in North East Fife, where he raises pedigree Highland Cattle and New Zealand Romney Sheep.

Author : Barry Eisler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781503951518
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The God's Eye View written by Barry Eisler and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working as a camera surveillance tech for the director of the NSA, Evelyn stumbles on a mysterious NSA program code connected to a string of journalist and whistle-blower deaths before finding herself and her deaf son in the crosshairs of a sadistic bomber and her boss's enforcer. -- provided by publisher.