Billion Dollar Whale by Tom Wright | Hachette Books

Now a #1 international bestseller, Billion Dollar Whale is “an epic tale of white-collar crime on a global scale” (Publishers Weekly), revealing how a young ... × Don’tmissnewsfromHachetteBooks Don’tmissnewsfromHachetteBooks SIGNUP Byclicking‘SignUp,’IacknowledgethatIhavereadandagreetoHachetteBookGroup’s PrivacyPolicy and TermsofUse Don’tmissnewsfromHachetteBooks Don’tmissnewsfromHachetteBooks SIGNUP Byclicking‘SignUp,’IacknowledgethatIhavereadandagreetoHachetteBookGroup’s PrivacyPolicy and TermsofUse BillionDollarWhale LeftArrow Leftarrowicon RightArrow Rightarrowicon What'sInside ReadMore ReadLess Praise AFortunemagazineBestBookof2018 AFinancialTimesBestBookof2018 "AsBadBloodistobiotech,BillionDollarWhaleistointernationalfinance...awonderfulread...Thrilling."—BillGates "Whatablasttoread!AtruelifethrillerthatreadslikeaHollywoodmovie,BillionDollarWhaletracestheexploitsofthemostmercurial,mysteriousbigplayerinhistory.JhoLowisGatsbywithtwicethebankaccountandtentimestheambition,andthestoriessurroundinghisexploitsleaprightoffthepage!"—BenMezrich,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofTheAccidentalBillionairesandBringingDownTheHouse "Ifyoulikeglobalintrigue,financialcrime,wealthporn,andabsurdity,BillionDollarWhale,byTomWrightandBradleyHope,isforyou....Italmostseemsmadeup.Still,anyonewhohasfollowedthenewsoutofMalaysiawillknowthatthestoryisalltooreal."—TheNewYorker "WrightandHope deliverascintillatingandprodigiouslyreportedtaleofaglobe-spanning modernGatsbyandhisaudaciousfraud."—JesseEisinger,PulitzerPrize-winningreporterforProPublicaandauthorofTheChickenshitClub "ThisstoryofaWhartongraduatewhocarriedoutthe $5billionswindleknownas1MDBoffersatextbookcaseoffinancialfraudin themodernage."—NewYorkTimes "Anincrediblestory....Ifyouneedsomebillionairestodespise--looknofurtherthanthesecharlatans."—AlexisOhanian,co-founderofReddit "JustfinishedreadingBillionDollarWhaleandwasblownaway.IthoughtIhadseenitallwithRussiankleptocracy,butthestoryofthemoneystoleninMalaysiain1MDBandalltheenthusiasticWesternenablerswasunbelievable."—BillBrowder,#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofRedNotice "EventhemostskilledfictionwriterwouldhavetroubleconjuringthecorruptandcolorfulprotagonistofBillionDollarWhale.BradleyHopeandTomWright'sgrippingportraitofJhoLowandhisenablersthroughouttheglobalfinancialsystemwillbothfascinateandenrageyou."—SheelahKolhatkar,staffwriteratTheNewYorkerandNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofBlackEdge "The storyofamassiveinternationalfinancialscandal...Astheauthorsamply prove,thescandalreachesfarbeyondLow.Tosucceed,hereliedonthenaivete,greed,andgenerallyimmoralconductofhugebanksaswellascorrupt governments."—Kirkus "Anamazingtaleofgreed....juicyand entertaining."—LibraryJournal(starredreview) "WrightandHopetransformtheir investigationofamind-bogglingfinancialfraudintoanonfictionthriller... Thisisanepictaleofwhite-collarcrimeonaglobalscale."—PublishersWeekly(starredreview) "Well-researchedandwell-documented....Reveals howLowusedabagoftricks,includingfinancialfraud,tomakehimselfseem morepowerful,moreinfluential,andmoresuccessfulthanheactuallywas...This isamust-read."—Booklist "Anextraordinarytale....richlywoven...[with]doggedreporting....Likeallgoodbusinessstories,BillionDollarWhaleisbiggerthantheimmediateoneittells.Itisastoryofemergingmarketscrippledbycorruptionandcronyismandcomesfromtheeraofegregious--andmostlypunishment-free--banking....Onethingisclear.IfeverHollywoodgetsroundtotellingthestoryonscreen,hereisperfectmaterialforthescript."—FinancialTimes "Gripping....Theheistofthecentury."—Axios "Ihighlyrecommendthisrip-roaringstoryofbrazenfraud...,politicalcorruption...,andinvestment-bankercallousness."—AdamLashinsky,FORTUNE "TakeonechubbyMalaysianbusinessschoolgraduate.MixwithMiddleEasternsheikhsandgreedySoutheastAsianpoliticians.AddWallStreetinvestmentbanks,lawfirmsandSwisswealthmanagers.Thenmixinsuperyachts,five-starhotels,luxuryapartments,nightclubs,models,A-listmoviestars--andbathtubsofchampagne...[This]richlyreportedpage-turnerismeticulouslypiecedtogetherfrominterviews,documentsandemailsbyWallStreetJournalreportersTomWrightandBradleyHope."—PeterThalLarsen,Reuters "Compelling."—MinneapolisStarTribune "Awonderfulbook...Arip-roaring,absolutelydelightfulaccountofoneofthebiggestfinancialconsinthehistoryoftheworld....IfyoulikedBadBlood,youmightwellenjoyBillionDollarWhale...Anincrediblestoryofaconartistattheheightofhisgame."—DavidPlotz,Slate"PoliticalGabfest" "Acrackingread."—UnreservedMedia "Anincrediblestory."—Knowledge@Wharton "Oneofthebestbusinessbooksinalongtime."—BrianSullivan,CNBC "Oneofthemostimportantbooksof2018."—MoneyLaundering.com "[The]extraordinairesagaofMalaysianentrepreneurJhoLow[is]chronicledinjuicydetail....Amind-bogglingpictureofLow'sthievery,grandiosespendinganddisappearance."—FinancialAdvisor "Impeccablyresearched."—TheEconomist "1MDBbookisawhaleofatale....Readerswhohavefollowedthe1MDBscandalwillbeexpectingheavydosesofbothopulenceandcorruption.WhatBillionDollarWhaledoesbestisshowjusthowdizzyinglyfar-reachingtheschemewas....shocking-andanessentialread."—FinancialNewsofLondon "Amust-readforfugitivefinanciers...abelterofafinancialscandaltakedown...greatfun....Abreathlesscollationofexcellentinvestigativereporting,itshowsreallifereallycanbestrangerthanfiction."—Bloomberg.com ReadMore ReadLess RelatedReads LeftArrow Leftarrowicon RightArrow Rightarrowicon Share FacebookIcon RoundFBiconwithfinitial TwitterIcon TwitterLogo EmailIcon Envelope