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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: At school, Jho Low mastered deception as he struggled hard to keep pace with his very rich classmates.
Chapter 3: Low’s shrewd networking with powerful peers steered him toward Abu Dhabi and the Gulf States.
Chapter 4: Low leveraged his contacts in the Gulf to put himself firmly on the map as a Malaysian deal maker.
Chapter 5: A 2008 political upset granted Low direct access to Malaysia’s prime minister.
Chapter 6: Within months, Low started scheming to extort Malaysia’s new sovereign wealth fund mercilessly.
Chapter 7: Low executed his heist with help from a compliant banking system and easily swayed experts too.
Chapter 8: Low blew millions while starting to build an influence empire across the United States of America.
Chapter 9: Low signaled his showbusiness debut by agreeing to finance The Wolf of Wall Street movie.
Chapter 10: A disgruntled insider ultimately blew the lid on the 1MDB scandal, exposing Low to everyone.
Chapter 11: The aftermath of the 1MDB heist sparked a political earthquake in Malaysia, yet Low remains at large.
Description
Billion Dollar Whale (2018) is the definitive account of how a quick-witted and calculating Malaysian social climber called Jho Low defrauded a national investment fund and pulled off one of the twenty-first century’s most audacious heists. The fruit of years of painstaking research by two of America’s top investigative journalists, it sheds light on the shadowy workings of a globe-spanning network of swindlers, crooks and hustlers.
Who Should Listen
- True-life story fanatics who love a rip-roaring yarn
- Would-be detectives with a feel for finance
- Number-crunchers, bankers and accountants