It is imperative that the plan is executed flawlessly and without raising any eyebrows as it strays outside of the SEC guidelines, and if discovered could lead to serious repercussions of a criminal nature both for Jon personally and also the bank.
Of course the plan goes awry. Rather than the price of bonds rising, the price falls on the news that the SEC chairman has been caught in flagrante with an underage girl. By the end of the day Jon, instead of making a huge profit, has actually succeeded in losing over $120 million dollars of the bank's money. Worse than that, he has also lost the dirty money.
Jon rapidly becomes a pariah. Fired from his job and publicly humiliated in the press, he finds himself in a very lonely position. Earnest Johnston distances himself and the bank from Jon by deleting evidence and making Jon the scapegoat.
Meanwhile the owners of the $35 million in dirty money very much want to talk to Jon! An international chase ensues, and Jon plays both the part of the hunted and the hunter, with a number of untimely deaths along the way.
If you are a fan of fast action and high adventure, Chameleon is a book that you will want to read. It kept me riveted to the last page.
While researching questions for my interview with Richard Hains I discovered some interesting things about him. He is an Australian by birth, just like Jon, and like his character he is a financial wizard, although he is based in London rather than New York. And apparently one of the most eligible bachelors in England.
Hains has also come up with a very unique method of generating interest in Chameleon. Not only has he created an interesting website and a Youtube segment, you can also enter a competition, the first prize of which includes a first class flight to England, and dinner with the author. Now that’s what I call self-promotion!
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