The Fear Index, by Robert Harris, has been described in the Evening Standard as follows:
"Like all Harris' books, this one is readily enjoyable as a suspense story... But what makes Harris' thrillers so much more rewarding than those of his rivals is that they all... come out of his deep and expert interest in politics, broadly conceived--which is to say, in power, in how power is taken, held and lost; how some people are able to dominate others; how wealth and status, fear and greed, work... The Fear Index... is ultimately a study in the total lack of morality of those who manipulate the markets . . . in its own carefully conceived terms,The Fear Index is certainly another winner."--Evening Standard
This little book was a nice surprise, I felt it had elements of Michael Crichton's Prey in it, and a distinctly science-fiction twist that was enjoyable in the context of financial markets. I enjoyed it and for £4.79 for the Kindle, it's a steal.
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