Billion Dollar Whale by Tom Wright and Bradley Hope - Non Fiction - Paperback

Details. Condition: New. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9781912854547. Publisher: Scribe UK. Age Range: Adult / Non Fiction. Overview. Billion Dollar Whale is the gripping true story of Jho Low, the Malaysian financier behind one of the largest financial frauds ever uncovered. Written by award-winning Wall Street Journal investigative reporters Tom Wright and Bradley Hope, this new UK paperback traces the staggering rise and fall of the 1MDB scandal, exposing global money laundering, political corruption, and celebrity excess with the pace of a thriller.. About the Book. In 2015, rumours began to surface that billions of dollars had disappeared from 1Malaysia Development Berhad, a Malaysian state investment fund. Billion Dollar Whale reveals how Jho Low, a young and ambitious social climber, exploited gaps in global banking regulation, shell companies, and political connections to divert an estimated five billion dollars. Wright and Hope spent years tracking leads across multiple continents, piecing together how Low bankrolled extravagant superyacht parties, cultivated friendships with Hollywood stars, helped finance the film The Wolf of Wall Street, and poured stolen funds into luxury property and fine art. The book traces the involvement of major financial institutions implicated in the scandal and the political fallout that eventually reached the highest levels of the Malaysian government. Written with the narrative drive of a crime novel rather than a conventional financial exposé, the account is built on confidential documents, whistleblower testimony, and interviews with key figures close to the case. Named a Book of the Year by the Financial Times and Fortune Magazine, it remains one of the most significant works of financial journalism published in the past decade, offering a rare and detailed look at how large-scale fraud is engineered and hidden within the modern financial system.. Gripping, thriller-paced investigative journalism grounded in verified reporting.