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The Money Makers

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I picked this book up in a London bookshop when I finished the one I'd brought with me. It was one of the best selections I ever made. Bingham weaves a heck of a tale. There are all the elements one needs for a great suspense novel. The characters are complex and the ending a surprise. As an added bonus, if you have any interest at all in business and/or the financial industry you will get solid explorations of elements surrounding both areas.

This is honestly one of the best books I have ever read. The plot is sensational, basically a rich tycoon dies and to inherit his vast fortune his three sons who have basically just been spoilt rich kids and never worked a day in their lives must earn at least one million pounds from nothing in three years. Only one of them can inherit the money, winner takes all. Meanwhile their sister who has been left a place on a secretarial course from her father's will must look after their mother who has become a vegetable through shock of the will's contents so all the moral questions of diverting funds they have made to help their struggling sister are tackled along with morals in making money.

Each brother is completely different personality wise and you actually learn a fair bit about running businesses, share trading and everything else along the way. You get addicted to these characters and will not be able to put this book down. It is a riveting read. I honestly hadn't heard of Harry Bingham as an author before this but he's up there with James Patterson, Dean Koontz and other masters of thrillers.

Read the book, you'll understand my review title!

This book by Harry Bingham is amazing! I just finished reading it, at 650 pages. And I can honestly say that time with this book really flew by. Bingham keeps the chapters short and intense, so you never feel like the story is dragging on. And each of the three sons takes a very different approach to making money during the race. You end up seeing how a business owner, stock trader, and investment banker must struggle to succeed, all while being totally immersed in their economic worlds. That anyone could read and understand this story, with its many moving parts, and its financial angles, is a testament to a Bingham's first-rate writing ability. This story ranks up there with Jeffrey Archer's "Kane & Abel" and Taylor Caldwell's "Captains and the Kings" for a keen look into the "rags-to-riches" genre and the surprising moral evolution of really engrossing characters. Any reader with depth, a refined sense of story and plot, and an interest in the business world should read this book!

I just read this book. I loved it. I love Grisham (although his latest books are average) and one could say that Grisham is to lawyers what Binham is to businessmen.

But don't fear, you dont have to be a trader or business expert to enjoy this book. You will learn a bunch about those high-adrenalin jobs and find yourself swept into an exciting money race. The son with the most money gets Daddy's big fortune. Who will get it and how? Watch them rise and fall and rise again.

I also enjoyed the little romance bits and the moral dilemna. You just can help beeing hooked to the characters and will despise some of their acts. Highly fun and entertaining. Give yourself a threat and read this book. I just ordered his second book and will check my mailbox every day from now on :)

This book is great. I was hooked from the very beginning. It takes your through the interesting world of money and finance yet teaches you that there's more to life than money.

I strongly recommend this book!