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Dr. Max Hoffman is a legend. A physicist once employed on the Large Hadron Collider, he now uses a revolutionary and highly secret system of computer algorithms to trade on the world's financial markets. None of his rivals is sure how he does it, but somehow Hoffman's hedge fund -- built around the standard measure of market volatility: the VIX or "Fear Index" -- generates astonishing returns for his investors.

But what if the algorithm is more like a mind than a computer? What if it could connive as well as place bets on Wall Street? What if it could worm its way into the records of Hoffman's hidden past and use it to destroy him? The Fear Index answers these questions in a fiendishly smart and powerfully gripping narrative -- a brilliant departure for Harris from his historical novels and perhaps his most spellbinding novel ever. Robert Harris is an international bestselling author whose work has been translated into thirty-seven languages.

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"The Fear Index could scarcely be more of the moment" (The Times)

"Harris is a master of pace and entertainment, and The Fear Index is a thoroughly enjoyable book . . . Read the book." (Observer)

"The Fear Index is an escapist thriller to rank with the best of them, and as a guide to what hedge funds actually do, it is surprisingly clear and instructive." (Economist)

"There are moments when this book feels so up to date it could have been written next week... spookily exciting." (Express)

"I would recommend The Fear Index, the new novel by Robert Harris that delves into the world of modern finance. The writing is as elegant as ever" (Lionel Barber Financial Times)
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The gripping new race-against-time financial thriller, from the award-winning master of the literary thriller genre: Robert Harris. Shortlisted for the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for best thriller of the year at the 2012 Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards.

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  • PublisherCenter Point Pub
  • Publication date2012
  • ISBN 10 161173326X
  • ISBN 13 9781611733266
  • BindingLibrary Binding
  • Number of pages399
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