Silent Thunder

Kazuo Mori #1

by Peter Tasker

A brilliant young economist Japan's Ministry of Finance plunges to his death from a room in a fashionable Tokyo hotel. Was it suicide or something more sinister? Who or what is causing disturbing fluctuations in the Yen/Dollar rates aruond the world? What is behind a rapidly growing anti-Japanese political movement in the United States? The hidden force behind all these manifestations is a mysterious organisation known only as Silent Thunder. It's leader - brilliant, ruthless and fanatical - is working towards massive disruption of the world's financial system; but pitted against him is one man, aformer radical turned private investigator who is determined to expose this financial conspiracy...

Genres: Japan, Mystery, Thriller

328 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

PETER TASKER is a founding partner of Arcus Investments, an investment management firm that specializes in Japanese securities. He has written several books on Japanese economics and society, including Japan 2020 (1997) and The End of the Japanese Golden Era (1992). He is the author of several novels and works of non-fiction in both English and Japanese, and has written for Newsweek, Financial Times, The Economist and other publications.

Reviews

[Jo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice insider overview of the market manipulation capacities and collusion of financial institutions. As always, an interesting look into Japanese culture.

[John Fahey]

Great book. Fun to read. Lots of background information on Japanese culture and history.