Since its release last month, Billion Dollar Whale—the latest exposé on Malaysian national Jho Low’s involvement in the elaborate One Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) money-laundering scandal—has sold out across major bookstore chains in Malaysia.
The non-fiction investigative thriller, penned by Wall Street Journal reporters Tom Wright and Bradley Hope, details the rise and fall of Low Taek Jho, the Malaysian mastermind allegedly behind what has been dubbed one of the largest financial heists in history. The book reveals untold details of the financial scandal that allegedly left $4.5 billion missing from the 1MDB state investment fund.
