Undermoney

Jay Newman

"An important story, and Newman tells it with a combination of investigative skill and dramatic flair. . . . The tale is intricate, and Newman's plotting is tight. The twists are compelling, as spectacular locations spray forth from the pages like rounds from a PP-2000. . . . Newman's uncanny eye for detail is on constant display. . . . Undermoney is a sophisticated, richly researched book. . . . Tough but humane, as learned as it is lurid, fast-paced but deeply thoughtful, and ultimately an insightful rumination on our times . . . . provide[s] escape through storytelling, certainly, but also commentary and no little degree of passionate illumination. . . . stimulating, relevant, and dramatic." -Wall Street Journal

"Essential reading-makes your heart beat faster, like a thriller should, but also teaches you something big, which most thrillers don't." -Lee Child

"The sovereign-debt investor, best known for a fifteen-year legal fight with Argentina, channeled Tom Wolfe and John le Carré to write Undermoney. . . . [the novel] combines espionage, financial intrigue, and geopolitics with a cynicism developed through years of observing politicians and Wall Street titans up close. . . . unexpectedly timely." -Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker

"From page one you are immersed in a world of international intrigue and political power play that is nothing short of jaw-dropping. Jay Newman's Undermoney combines the fresh feel and energy of a debut novel with the self-assured writing of a man who knows something we don't know and knows it well. Truly a ground-breaking, unconventional, and wildly entertaining peek behind the curtain of American politics, financial skullduggery, and high-stakes global conflict." -Nelson DeMille

"There's what the media tell you is going on in the worlds of business, politics, and foreign policy: the news. Then there's what the smart money knows: the chatter at Davos, Aspen, Palm Beach,