The Bezzle

Autor*innen

• Cory Doctorow

Parameter

• Belletristik
• Horror
• Mystery & Thriller

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In this high-stakes thriller, the lives of California’s prison inmates are traded like stock shares. Set in 2006, Martin Hench, a skilled forensic accountant, navigates the treacherous waters between those who hide money and those who seek it. His downtime on Catalina Island is marked by absurdities, like $25 reheated fast food burgers, until a seemingly innocuous scheme he disrupts sets off a decade-long chain of events. Martin unknowingly trespasses into the world of the ultra-wealthy, who view money as a game and have targeted California’s Department of Corrections for profit. Shielded by layers of shell companies, they exploit the prison system, indifferent to the lives they ruin in their pursuit of financial gain. This narrative serves as a seething critique of the privatized prison system, exploring the complex financial chicanery that contributed to the 2008 financial crash. The story is a gripping continuation of the themes from Red Team Blues, revealing the dark intersections of wealth, power, and morality.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
• Einband: Hardcover