The Informant by Kurt Eichenwald
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The Informant by Kurt Eichenwald
Has anyone read this? I just finished it and it is a perfect example of a book you can't put down.
Here's a quick plot synopsis from Amazon:
And that's just the beginning. Just as the Feds think they've got the hold case wrapped up ... well, it unravels.
It's a long book (~560 pages) and, at times, it's hard to keep all the names together of the different gov't agents. But there are so many plot twists and the writing it so terse, that I could not stop reading it.
I read quite a bit in the true-crime / law genres and this is definitely one that I will remember for a while.
****1/2 out of ***** (4.5 stars out of a possible 5.)
Here's a quick plot synopsis from Amazon:
In 1992 the FBI stumbled upon Mark Whitacre, a top executive at the Archer Daniels Midland corporation who was willing to act as a government witness to a vast international price-fixing conspiracy. ADM, which advertises itself as "The Supermarket to the World," processes grains and other farm staples into oils, flours, and fibers for products that fill America's shelves, from Jell-O pudding to StarKist tuna. .... There were two mottoes at ADM: "The competitors are our friends, and the customers are our enemies" and "We know when we're lying." And lie they did. With the help of Whitacre, the FBI made hundreds of tapes and videos of ADM executives making price-fixing deals with their corrivals from Japan, Korea, and Canada, all while drinking coffee and laughing about their crimes.
It's a long book (~560 pages) and, at times, it's hard to keep all the names together of the different gov't agents. But there are so many plot twists and the writing it so terse, that I could not stop reading it.
I read quite a bit in the true-crime / law genres and this is definitely one that I will remember for a while.
****1/2 out of ***** (4.5 stars out of a possible 5.)
