The Month of the Leopard

by JamesHarland (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $8.99

  A woman's disappearance... A cold yet fanatical financier... The drop in value of an eastern European currency... What connects the three? When Tom Bracewell comes home to find his Estonian wife, Tatyana, has vanished, his investigations draw him into the biggest financial story of the millennium. With the help of Sarah, a currency analyst, whose father was ruined by the powerful Leopard Fund, they soon come to realise that Tatyana and the plans of the Fund are somehow linked. Though they know it means risking their lives, Tom and Sarah must unravel the mystery which dates back over half a century. James Harland, a leading financial journalist, has written a thriller that mixes the high adventure of a Hitchcock chase movie with the fascinating machinations of the financial markets - markets that affect every one of us every day.

• Used

  Paperback
  2001

  $111.57

  Financial thriller for the 21st century Tom is a financial trader. When his Estonian wife, Tatyana, goes missing with no warning, he investigates, only to find himself drawn into the biggest financial story of the millennium. With the help of Sarah, a financial analyst whose father was ruined by the all-powerful Leopard Fund, he chases - and is chased - across Europe to discover the secrets behind Swiss accounts in his wife's name, containing hundreds of millions of dollars. The answers to this riddle lie in the past, but Tom and Sarah's present and future depend upon their success in thinking one jump ahead of the world's keenest financial and criminal minds.