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The Billion Dollar Sure Thing
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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 story centers on a billion-dollar, top-secret coup intended to protect the U.S. dollar. In settings that range from Washington, D.C., to London, Paris, Moscow, and Beirut, a cast of memorable characters enact a plot that brings the world to the brink of the biggest financial explosion in history.
"The plot is pure gold." — Business Week
"Delightful glimpses into the world of supermoney." — The Wall Street Journal
"A genuine thriller, an unparalleled view of the top of the money world by a man who has been there.... Do not miss this one." — Library Journal
"Erdman has a remarkable talent for storytelling." — Time
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 story centers on a billion-dollar, top-secret coup intended to protect the U.S. dollar. In settings that range from Washington, D.C., to London, Paris, Moscow, and Beirut, a cast of memorable characters enact a plot that brings the world to the brink of the biggest financial explosion in history.
"The plot is pure gold." — Business Week
"Delightful glimpses into the world of supermoney." — The Wall Street Journal
"A genuine thriller, an unparalleled view of the top of the money world by a man who has been there.... Do not miss this one." — Library Journal
"Erdman has a remarkable talent for storytelling." — Time
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I always enjoy financial thrillers and probably the best writer out there of them is Paul Erdman - I've never read one of his books and been disappointed and was keen to dive into another immersive tapestry from his imagination. The Billion Dollar Sure Thing is set in the 1970s when the US Dollar has a fixed exchange rate and Gold has a fixed value set in US Dollars, the premise of the novel is the US has decided it will devalue it's dollar and change the value of gold. As such anyone holding US Dollars will end up with "less" money vs other currencies/commodities and anyone holding gold will be able to sell it for "more" US Dollars after the re-valuation/re-pricing.So it's pretty important that the US Treasury keeps their plans a secret, oops, someone's copy has been stolen. Uh oh, Russia is shorting US Dollars hard, and postponing gold sales.... in comes a seedy financial broker and also collusion between Swiss & UK banks...Entertaining read and karma has an unexpected hard bite at the closing of the narrative.