Penguin Specials are designed to fill a gap. Written to be read over a long commute or a short journey, they are original and exclusively in digital form. This is John Gapper's foray into the world of rogue traders.Unlike most bankers, they are household names: Nick Leeson of Barings, Jerome Kerviel of Societe Generale, John Rusnak of Allied Irish Bank. And now the 31 year-old Kweku Adoboli, who allegedly ran up $2.3bn in losses at UBS. These are the men who have bought banks to th...

The definitive, classic account of the fall of the House of Baring and the ultimate rogue trader Nick Leeson.John Gapper, Associate Editor of the Financial Times, and his co-author Nicholas Denton, now founder of Gawker Media, interviewed all the major players involved in the collapse of one of England's oldest banks.All That Glitters reveals the faustian deal struck between the whizz-kid traders who seemed to be bringing in huge profits and the grandies w...

Experience the secretive and dangerous new China in this explosive thriller from renowned journalist John GapperThis wasn't just a body in a field. The corpse's shape was hers – same length, same curves. Then she knew, and everything else receded to nothingness. All she could see was a woman with the same nose, the same eyes, and the same face.Her twin.Agent Song Mei is a rising star in the Commission for Discipline Inspection. Her days are spent i...

At the crossroads of Christian, Islamic, and Jewish faiths, a priceless artifact is stolen from a vault hidden beneath Jerusalem's Temple Mount. With high stakes on sacred ground, time is running out . . .The violent theft leaves thirteen Israeli soldiers and policemen dead, the Palestinians up in arms over the desecration of sacred grounds, and the tension between the two groups dangerously high. Jerusalem is a stick of dynamite and the fuse has been lit . . .

The first three Lizzie Crenshaw mysteries in one book!Death of a Cantankerous Old Coot - Someone has killed Amos Gardner, one of the leading citizens of Brookdale. The sheriff wonders if it has something to do with the lawsuit Amos filed against his own granddaughter, Lizzie Crenshaw. When someone tries to kill Amos' wife, she points the finger at Lizzie, who must work with the new deputy to figure out what is going on before she is either thrown in jail...or becomes a victim herse...

Five figures gather round a shallow grave. They had all taken turns to dig. An adult sized hole would have taken longer. An innocent life had been taken but the pact had been made. Their secrets would be buried, bound in blood…Years later, a headmistress is found strangled, the first in a spate of gruesome murders which shock the Black Country. But when human remains are discovered at a former children’s home, disturbing secrets are also unearthed.Detect...

She’ll take a crack at any case, and any bad guy. But what happens when they make her the target?Get the first three Sydney Brennan Mysteries and join the tenacious PI in her determined quests to find answers.North Florida, 2004. Private investigator Sydney Brennan refuses to back down from the truth. But when a suspicious prison suicide demands tough questions, someone decides to put a stop to her investigation. Permanently. Has t...

From New York Times bestselling author Angie FoxVerity Long doesn't want to see ghosts, and she'd rather not let anyone know her little secret, either. But when a restless spirit stirs up trouble in her friend's resale shop, Verity and her very new, very dead gangster friend team up to learn what is really happening.They discover an age-old secret, and must learn the truth behind a mysterious disappearance…before it's too late.*A fabulously fun short st...

A Deadly Decision⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Kat and boyfriend Jace’s plans for a fancy dinner go awry when she discovers that her elderly neighbor Fiona has taken an ex-con into her home as a boarder. Fiona’s volunteer gardening program at a local Vancouver prison has changed lives, but extending her generosity further just might put her own life in jeopardy.Kat’s suspicion deepens when she learns of a recent life insurance policy.And accidental death pays double...

Lizzie Crenshaw Box Set #2 contains three books:Death Goes to the Dogs - As the town of Brookdale gets ready for a benefit to raise money for the local shelter, someone kills the owner of the shelter. But was she the intended target or was it one of her co-workers? Lizzie Crenshaw somehow ends up in the middle of the investigation, and is nearly killed herself when the killer strikes again. With the help of Babe, her bloodhound, and Mittens, the victim's Maltese, Lizzie goes after ...

What money can't buy, murder can.In the cutthroat world of high-stakes finance, where money flows like water, there's a sinister undercurrent that only a select few can perceive.Vancouver Billionaire Zachary Barron's currency hedge fund is bleeding money, thanks to an elusive thief. Determined to bring the perpetrator to justice, he enlists the services of Katerina "Kat" Carter, a forensic accountant renowned for her white-collar crime investigative skills....

Lizzie Crenshaw is used to being in the middle of murder in Brookdale. After attending a fundraiser with her friend, Jake Mathias, she embarks on the biggest emotional and physical journey of her life, leaving some of the residents of Brookdale reeling from the effects. And before it is all over, it could cost them someone they love...