The financial investigation of the decade... Money Men instantly enters the canon of great financial crime books Bradley Hope author of The Billion Dollar WhaleA riproaring ride into the underworld of the global economy Tom Burgis author of KleptopiaRequired reading The EconomistA cross between the Enron scandal and Rosemarys Baby John Lanchester London Review of BooksReads like a crime drama New StatesmanThe culmination of years of careful investigative work... Gripping Evening StandardA thrilling headspinning book Irish TimesA rollercoaster read that reveals everything thats wrong with our financial system Catherine BeltonNow adapted as the Netflix documentary Skandal this is the strangerthanfiction story of Wirecard once a 30 billion tech darling now a smouldering wreck by the journalist who brought it crashing down perfect for those who loved Bad Blood and Empire of Pain.When journalist Dan McCrum followed a tip to investigate the hot new tech company challenging Silicon Valley everything about Wirecard looked a little too good to be true offices were sprouting up around the world it was reporting runaway growth and the CEO even wore a black turtleneck in tribute to Steve Jobs. In the space of a few short years the company had come from nowhere to overtake industry giants like Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank on the stock market.As McCrum dug deeper he encountered a story stranger and more dangerous than he ever imagined a world of short sellers and whistleblowers pornographers and private militias hackers and spies. Before long he realised that he wasnt the only one in pursuit. Shadowy figures were following him through the streets of London highflying lawyers were sending ominous letters to his boss and he was named as the prime suspect in a criminal inquiry. The race was on to prove his suspicions and clear his name.Money Men is the astonishing true story of Wirecards multibilliondollar fraud Europes biggest new tech darling revealed as a house of cards.Uncover