The Billion Dollar Sure Thing

By Paul E. Erdman,

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"A brilliant novel on international finance ... you will have serious trouble putting this book down." — Forbes

Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel, this was the first thriller set in the world money market that was written by an actual financial expert. Paul Erdman's fast-paced, suspenseful…

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This novel has one of the most beautifully choreographed plots. I love the way the many players dance around the unfolding drama caused by secret plans to devalue the dollar. It is done with exquisite subtlety.

The devaluation plan's central story dovetails with several parallel plots: an investment adviser determined to piggyback on the scheme to increase his wealth and a Soviet finance official trying to undermine the US Dollar and save the USSR billions of dollars on overseas contracts. It gave me an insight into what real financial power is like.

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