First published 1980
The trading floor erupts as oil prices swing wildly upward. A brilliant financial expert has joined forces with an influential Arab minister to orchestrate the greatest market manipulation in history. Together they push petroleum costs to unprecedented heights, triggering chaos across global exchanges. Stock trading volume explodes to an unthinkable 100 million shares in a single day as investors panic and fortunes evaporate. The conspiracy reaches far beyond Wall Street boardrooms into the highest levels of international government. Nations scramble to respond as their economic foundations shake. The partnership between American financial genius and Middle Eastern political power threatens to reshape how the world conducts business. Markets that once seemed stable now teeter on the edge of complete transformation. The protagonists watch their scheme unfold with calculated precision, knowing they have unleashed forces that will permanently alter the balance between economics and politics on a global scale.
Genres: adventure, suspense, contemporary, action, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: conspiracy, high-stakes
Setting: Wall Street
Period: 21st-century
414 pages · Hardcover · Wyndham Books