Exposes how American Express used ruthless tactics to destroy the reputation of its competitor, Swiss banker Edmond Safra. This is a dramatic true crime story of corporate espionage and dirty dealing in the powerful world of international banking. Moving from the American Express offices in New York City to a luxurious estate in the South of France to secret meetings with government officials in Peru, it involves a rift between two men who have millions of dollars at stake, the shadowy peddling of information and a cast of characters that includes some of the most influential and successful bankers of the 80s.
Bryan Burrough is a special correspondent at ‘Vanity Fair’ magazine in New York. A former ‘Wall Street Journal’ reporter, he is the co-author of the number one ‘New York Times’ bestseller, ‘Barbarians at the Gate’. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, Marla, and their two young sons.