Name: Greed
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Author: Marc Elsberg
ISBN: 9781784163471

Type

Physical Book

Author

Marc Elsberg

Publisher

Black Swan Books, Limited

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

464

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.6 x 12.6 x 3.4 cm

Weight

0.32 kg.

ISBN13

9781784163471

Synopsis "Greed"

CORRUPT BIG BUSINESS, ECONOMY IN MELTDOWN, THE THRILLER THAT WARNED US ALL It's the near future: the world economy is in freefall. Mass unemployment and hunger rage as banks, corporations and countries go bankrupt. But one group are doing just fine: the super-rich. Nobel prize-winning economist Herbert Thompson drives to an emergency summit in Berlin, to deliver his ground-breaking solution to the world's elite: a formula that will reverse the downturn, transform the economy, and give everyone a share of the wealth. Thompson never arrives. He is killed in a car crash on the way. Jan, a keen cyclist out late, sees the incident. Convinced Thompson has been murdered, he vows to find out why. But there are powerful forces at work, who will stop at nothing to keep Jan silent. How far will they go to satisfy their greed? And who can stop them? A spine-chillingly realistic thriller on the horrors of freewheeling capitalism and the threat of human greed. By the global bestselling author of Blackout and Code Zero.

Marc Elsberg

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Marc Elsberg (born Marcus Rafelsberger on January 3, 1967 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian writer known for his scientific thrillers that explore plausible technological and social scenarios. After studying industrial design at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, he worked as a strategic consultant and creative director in advertising agencies in Vienna and Hamburg. He was also a columnist for the Austrian newspaper Der Standard.

In 2000, under his real name, he debuted with the satirical novel Saubermann. However, he gained significant notoriety from 2012 with Blackout – Morgen ist es zu spät, a thriller that describes a massive blackout in Europe due to a cyberattack. The work was an international success, translated into more than a dozen languages and adapted into a television series.

Elsberg has continued with titles such as Zero (2014), about digital surveillance; Helix (2016), which addresses genetics; Greed (2019), focused on the global economy; and The President’s Fall (2021), a political thriller. His style combines suspense with technical analysis and has been recognized with awards such as the Wissenschaftsbuch des Jahres in 2012 and 2014. Additionally, he is a sought-after speaker on topics of energy security, digitalization, and politics.

Currently, Elsberg resides in Vienna and also serves as a lecturer at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, where he teaches classes on storytelling.

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