{"product_id":"the-silver-bears-paperback","title":"The Silver Bears - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul E. Erdman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEager to establish an efficient money-laundering organization, a Mafia family acquires a Swiss bank. But their almost-legitimate enterprise soon incorporates the schemes of a billionaire American speculator living in England, the hustles of a pair of smugglers running an illicit Iranian silver mine, and a scam that could topple the international monetary system.\u003cbr\u003ePaul E. Erdman, the Edgar Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Billion Dollar Sure Thing\u003c\/i\u003e and creator of the financial thriller genre, returns to the world of high finance for this gripping, Edgar-nominated novel about a bold scheme to rig the silver market. Adapted into the movie \u003ci\u003eSilver Bears, \u003c\/i\u003e starring Michael Caine, Erdman's intricately plotted tale of how to make a fortune -- legitimately or not -- was hailed by \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e as \"another assured jackpot for an unnumbered account of readers.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bestselling author and creator of the financial thriller genre, Paul Erdman (1932-2007) wrote\u003ci\u003e The Silver Bears, The Crash of '79, The Last Days of America, The Panic of '89, The Swiss Account, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Set-up. \u003c\/i\u003ePreviously, he worked in finance, notably as founder and President of the United California Bank in Basel. Erdman began writing \u003ci\u003eThe Billion Dollar Sure Thing\u003c\/i\u003e in a Swiss prison, where he was held for ten months as a result of his bank's collapse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 12, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687782780991,"sku":"9780486828121","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/245e0f7d4814cbd4db05a36454182ea9.webp?v=1764979781","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-silver-bears-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}