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The Spider Network

The Wild Story of a Maths Genius, a Gang of Backstabbing Bankers, and One of the Greatest Scams in Financial History

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The Spider Network

By: David Enrich
Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
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About this listen

Short-listed for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year

Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Spider Network by David Enrich, read by Mike Chamberlain.

The Spider Network is the almost unbelievable and darkly entertaining inside account of the Libor scandal - one of the biggest, farthest reaching financial scams since the global financial crisis - written by the only journalist with access to Tom Hayes before he was sentenced to 14 years in prison. Full of exclusive details, and with ramifications that stretch right across the British establishment, this is a gripping, real-life story of outlandish characters and reckless greed in the City of London.

By turns a rollicking account of the scandal and also a provocative examination of a financial system that was crooked throughout, The Spider Network is a perfect listen for fans of The Wolf of Wall Street and The Big Short.

©2017 David Enrich (P)2017 Random House Audiobooks Banks & Banking Con Artists, Hoaxes & Deceptions True Crime White Collar & Corporate Crime Crime Wall Street Banking

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Critic reviews

"Will snare you in its web of deceit. A brilliant investigative exposé." (Harlan Coben, best-selling thriller author)

"Reads like a fast-paced John le Carré thriller, and never lets up." (New York Times book review)
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The start and end of the book are a fascinating look at the LIBOR scandal and those involved. Keep in mind though that there are long, dry periods which are a struggle to get through. It is worth doing so but a few chapters in the middle really tested if I wanted to finish it.

Interesting - but dry at points

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I thoroughly enjoyed the story, and could almost feel the very vulnerable, even child like aspect of Hayes character coming from the words. As someone who has experience of dealing with Asperger's in daily life, I could relate and empathise with Hayes situation and have experienced similar events where people I know who suffer with Asperger's have been led down the proverbial garden path into trouble, to the benefit of others. His interpersonal relationships appeared touching and even comical. I did find myself in a quandary whilst reading as my allegiance to the protagonist swung back and forth like a barometer at times, which I think separates this title from others and again really captures the fickleness of human behaviour and emotions.

The narration wasn't too great, it was a little robotic.

Otherwise thumbs up!

Difficult to conclude

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Absolutely gripping, covering character and nuance sensitively - I could not stop listening and loved it.

Brilliant in capturing it all

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Such a good read it goes into a lot of detail from the people involved, how libor was rigged, and then the effects it had on those people involved

Fantastic read

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Very interesting, but narration is terrible. Sounds like he doesn't understand a word he's saying. Quite hard to get through, all in all.

Hit & Miss

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