The Shipping Man by Matthew McCleeryMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is described as a “thriller,” and I want to be clear that this is only accurate to the extent that you find high-yield bond offerings thrilling. At one point Somali pirates briefly enter the picture, but they are quickly dispatched with offscreen to make way for a plot thread about European regulators disputing the marking of some of a bank’s underwater loans.
Overall I really enjoyed it; the writing was awful, but it was a totally fun way to learn about the economics of the shipping industry. This genre should really be more of a thing.
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