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Nominated for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year
Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction
Amazon Top 5 Business Books of 2017

'A prodigious feat of reporting' - Malcolm Gladwell

'Black Edge has the grip of a thriller ... Everyone should read this book' - David Grann,…

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I found this an amazing story that started with one billionaire who almost got away with insider trading had it not been for the FBI, who would not let go of a long investigation. I was drawn in as soon as the book started to reveal not only the methods used to expand a hedge fund into billions of dollars from stock trading but how the multi billionaire Steven Cohen paid a record fine but was never charged with a criminal offence.

I give this author a high five for making the reader aware of what is going on in…

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