Billion Dollar Whale by Tom Wright and Bradley Hope - Non Fiction - Paperback

Details
Condition: New
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781912854547
Publisher: Scribe UK
Age Range: Adult / Non Fiction

Overview
Billion Dollar Whale is the bestselling true story of Jho Low, the Malaysian financier who orchestrated one of the largest financial frauds in history. Written by Wall Street Journal investigative reporters Tom Wright and Bradley Hope, this paperback edition delivers meticulous, thriller-paced reporting on the 1MDB scandal, global money laundering, celebrity excess, and political corruption reaching from Kuala Lumpur to Hollywood and Wall Street.

About the Book
In 2015, whispers began to circulate that billions of dollars had vanished from 1Malaysia Development Berhad, a state investment fund. Billion Dollar Whale unravels how Jho Low, a young social climber with an extraordinary talent for self-invention, exploited weaknesses in global banking, shell companies, and political networks to siphon off an estimated $5 billion. Wright and Hope, both seasoned financial journalists, spent years chasing leads across multiple continents to expose how Low funded lavish superyacht parties, courted Hollywood celebrities, financed the film The Wolf of Wall Street, and funnelled stolen funds into luxury real estate and artwork. The book charts the collapse of trust in major financial institutions implicated in the scandal, and the political fallout that ultimately reached the Malaysian government itself. Told with narrative pace more akin to a crime thriller than a standard financial exposé, this account draws on confidential documents, whistleblower testimony, and interviews with those closest to the case. Named a Book of the Year by the Financial Times and Fortune Magazine, it stands as one of the defining works of financial journalism of the past decade, offering readers a rare, detailed window into how modern financial fraud is engineered and concealed on a global scale.

• Gripping, thriller-paced investigative journalism grounded in verified reporting
• Explains the mechanics of the 1MDB scandal and global financial fraud in accessible terms
• Ideal for true-crime, business, and finance readers alike
• Recognised as a Book of the Year by the Financial Times and Fortune Magazine
• Great gift for readers interested in journalism, politics, or white-collar crime
• Brand new paperback edition, perfect for shelf, gift, or classroom use

About the Authors
Tom Wright and Bradley Hope are award-winning investigative journalists who broke the 1MDB story while reporting for The Wall Street Journal. Their reporting on the scandal earned multiple journalism honours and helped trigger international investigations into money laundering and political corruption. Both authors bring years of experience covering finance and crime across Asia, the Middle East, and the United States, and Billion Dollar Whale reflects their firsthand knowledge of the case, built from exclusive sources and documents gathered over several years of dogged investigation.

Why You'll Love This True Crime Finance Book
Billion Dollar Whale combines meticulous financial reporting with page-turning storytelling, making it an essential read for anyone fascinated by fraud, power, and how global systems can be manipulated on a staggering scale.

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