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Undermoney: A Novel
Undermoney: A Novel
Undermoney: A Novel
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Undermoney: A Novel

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From a seasoned global finance insider comes “a gripping thriller that takes you into the world of New York hedge funds, Russian money launderers, and DC power politics [that] makes you feel like you’re actually there” (Bill Browder, author of Red Notice).

When a US airdrop of billions of dollars disappears in the desert sands of Syria, only a small group of military operatives knows its ultimate destination or why it has been stolen. Their goal is no less than the restoration of America’s geopolitical dominance on the global stage. Essential to this scheme are Greta Webb, a sophisticated CIA operative who is an expert on dark money, not to mention lethally skilled in hand-to-hand combat, and Elias Vicker, the damaged, dangerous soul who runs the world’s largest hedge fund.

To achieve its goals, the group must form dangerous alliances. One is with the hidden family that manages the largest private pool of capital that has ever existed. Another is with Fyodor Volk, the ruthless founder of Russia’s most successful private military company, a mercenary with ties to Vladimir Putin. Volk has his eye on Greta. She would be wise to avoid him but cannot.

Arcing from Manhattan’s finest apartments to Washington, DC, from Middle Eastern war zones to private European bank vaults, Undermoney follows the Americans as they are enmeshed in the world of dark money and confront ever-increasing danger. Ultimately, they must decide whether their objectives are worth the cost of sacrificing not just a few but potentially many human lives. “Unexpectedly timely” (The New Yorker),Undermoney is a “wildly entertaining peek behind the curtain of American politics, financial skullduggery, and high-stakes global conflict” (Nelson DeMille).
LanguageEnglish
PublisherScribner
Release dateJan 25, 2022
ISBN9781982156046
Undermoney: A Novel
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Jay Newman

Jay Newman has worked in the field of international finance as a trader, investment banker, and investor for forty years. During most of that time, he focused on investments in the defaulted debt of sovereign nations in Latin America, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia. Undermoney is his first novel.

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    I don't often read contemporary thrillers, but this was well-reviewed by the WSJ, and I was in the mood for some escapism.  The US commandos steal billions of dollars from an air drop intended to bribe Syrian rebels, then use the loot to take over a hedge fund, with the goal of electing a new US president who is promising to restore America's place in the world.  It had interesting perspective on recent events, and "VVP" (aka Vladimir Putin) is a character in the shadows.  The Russian character suggests that the US should have helped Russian industry and economy at the end of the cold war, instead of treating it like a pariah.  The two countries could then have made common cause against China.  The narrative took a while to get into gear, and the many characters were so rapidly introduced that it was hard to keep track of all the first names being thrown around.  The settings were from the James Bond movies, very rich surroundings in exclusive areas of the world, and the narrator is lovingly detailed about the types of weapons, the cars, the clothes and the banking.  

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