The Spider Network

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Anyone with an interest in financial services and in what has gone wrong will find The Spider Network compelling. a surprisingly human narrative … truly memorable … a vivid depiction of the ethos of the core financial institutions upon which the global economy depends a model of investigative financial writing... a more satisfying read than THE BIG SHORT by Michael Lewis will snare you in its web of deceit, lies, corruption, manipulation and colourful characters. [a] brilliant investigative exposé supremely gripping ... a thrilling tour de force of reporting, revelation and reasoning ... unmissable An incredibly entertaining, globe-straddling inside account of how one trader turbocharged a greedy cabal that scammed savers and borrowers everywhere. A must read if you want to understand how big banks and traders really work Equally entertaining and illuminating … Enrich’s brilliant depiction … owes to deep reporting, deft writing, and a nuanced approach that characterizes the entire book… First-rate. how did a socially awkward English math whiz mastermind manipulation of lending rates on a global scale? And was Tom Hayes truly the mastermind, or just a cog in a corrupt banking system? In David Enrich’s gripping tale, the characters have nicknames worthy of the Mafia, and their ethical compasses aren't much better gripping and disturbing ... It reads like a thriller and has some hilarious moments, whilst raising important questions about the nature of our financial and judicial systems David Enrich is a masterful story teller ... Michael Lewis has a new rival Expand reviews