Octopus The Secret Market and the World's Wildest Con

"Extraordinary - A hell of a story." Sunday Times "The most rollicking, trippy yarn to emerge from the 2008 financial collapse so far." Financial Times "Lawson [has] found gold - This is a fantastic story, in both senses of the word, with a freshness that recalls Liar's Poker." New York Times "Brings to life one of the most colorful, and often engaging, con men of this or any other century - an entertaining, well-told tale." Washington Times "Riveting - sometimes genius and often sickening - Mind-boggling." Andrew Ross Sorkin - bestselling author of Too Big to Fail "Absolutely irresistible. It's a hell of a book." Sebastian Junger - author of War "Fascinating. Truth is not only stranger than fiction, it is more brutal, adrenaline-charged, and dangerous. Sam Israel makes Gordon Gecko and Madoff look like provincial bank managers." Cameron Addicott - author of The Interceptor: The Inside Story of the Ultra-Secret Unit that Hunted Down Britain's Deadliest Drug Lords "A fantastic story that delivers shocking insights into the greed and corruption at the heart of the financial system." Geraint Anderson - author of Cityboy: Beer and Loathing in the Square Mile "One of the best crime books I've read. Really enjoyable - it made me glad that I haven't got a pension." Graham Johnson - author of The Devil: Britain's Most Feared Underworld Taxman and other true crime bestsellers