Summary & Analysis: Billion Dollar Whale By Tom Wright & Bradley Hope : The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World

by Black Book

Billion Dollar Whale : The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World by Tom Wright and Bradley Hope is a nonfiction book about a Malaysian, Jho Low, who was able to use foreign governments, rich bankers, and Hollywood elites to fund business deals and a lavish lifestyle. Low’s dealings spanned countries such as Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and the United States. He used his connections and ambition in order to manipulate the financial system in his favor. With the help of some familiar faces, including Malaysian Prime Minister Najib and Goldman Sachs bankers, Jho Low was able to successfully pull off three major heists before global suspicion was raised. These two journalists outline several events in Jho Low’s life and carefully explain how each introduction, meeting, and deal were connected in many ways that are still unknown to investigators. The intricate details that Low and his conspirators put into each plan are bold, yet subtle enough to go unnoticed for years.

68 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 21, 2019

Reviews

[Harry Persaud · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adventures of greedy; cunning and slick cooks in a corrupt high finance society

5 star book. This book is a fascinating analysis of greed, corrupt networking, abuse of public trust and betrayals of authority. A classic example of get rich schemes.