First published 2018
Steven Cohen built SAC Capital into one of Wall Street's most profitable hedge funds, but his success attracted unwanted attention. FBI agents and prosecutors circle closer as they investigate suspicious trading patterns that generated billions in profits. The fund's traders face pressure to deliver returns at any cost, leading them into increasingly dangerous territory. When former employees begin cooperating with federal investigators, Cohen's empire starts to crumble. The case becomes a high-stakes battle between ambitious prosecutors seeking to prove systematic insider trading and a financial titan who claims ignorance of his employees' methods. As wiretaps reveal damaging conversations and key witnesses flip, the investigation threatens to expose the corrupt heart of modern finance. This story captures the collision between Wall Street's culture of greed and the justice system's attempt to hold powerful players accountable.
Genres: business, crime, non-fiction, 21st-century, finance, true-crime
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, power-dynamics
Setting: Wall Street
Period: 21st-century
368 pages · Paperback · WH ALLEN