by Ben Mezrich
First published 2008
Wall Street prodigy Steven Cohen amassed a fortune by any means necessary. But when the Feds zero in on his hedge fund, Cohen must fight to save his empire. In a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, the secrets of the financial elite are laid bare, exposing a system rigged against the little guy. A true-life thriller about the lengths the powerful will go to protect their wealth and power.
Genres: business, crime, non-fiction, 21st-century, finance, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, secrets-of-the-powerful
Setting: Wall Street
Period: 21st-century
304 pages · Paperback · Bloomsbury