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Tony Gould leads international banking at the Manhattan Banking Corporation. He hopes to persuade his fellow bankers to join a one billion dollar loan to the African Republic of Maraka. If he succeeds, his bank could climb into the top tier of New York's financial houses, and Tony would move closer to replacing Miles Vanderpane as chairman and chief executive.

The novel is rooted in the real workings of high-stakes finance. It also works as a warning, showing the kinds of reckless conduct that brought the banking system close to collapse in 2008.