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Sam Israel, the Secret Market, and Wall Street's Wildest Con
Lawson, Guy (Book - 2012)
Average Rating: 3 stars out of 5.
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Traces the story of an audacious hedge fund fraud and the manhunt for founder Sam Israel, who bet his final millions on a federal-run "secret market" society of clandestine bankers, shady European nobles, and spies tied to a mysterious cabal.

Imprint: New York - Crown Publishers
Pages: 352
Edition: 1st ed
ISBN: 9780307716071, 0307716074
Language: English
Notes: Includes index
Statement of responsibility: Guy Lawson
Characteristics: xv, 352 p. ;,25 cm
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May 15, 2013
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  • campbekn rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

I enjoyed the first half of the book - about Israel's journey in to the hedge fund market, much more than I did the second half, which reads much more like a thriller. That aside though, there is something for everyone in this novel.

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