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Review: 1MDB book is a whale of a tale

The most eye-popping aspect of the scandal described in Billion Dollar Whale is the alleged scheme's alleged reach

Protesters call for the arrest of Jho Low in Kuala Lumpur.
Protesters call for the arrest of Jho Low in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Chris Jung/ Getty Images

Book
Billion Dollar Whale

It is easy to imagine that the story of Jho Low, mastermind of the 1MDB scandal, wrote itself. That is the impression that Billion Dollar Whale authors Tom Wright and Bradley Hope create, as they guide readers through the trail of super-yachts and star-studded parties that epitomised the Malaysian fraudster’s excess.

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