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The First Billion by Christopher Reich; OverDrive, Inc is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The First Billion about?

Amazon.com ReviewMoney makes the world go round for Jett Gavallon, a high-tech entrepreneur who's on the brink of bringing a Russian telecom startup to market with an IPO worth billions. But when his best friend and second-in-command disappears after Gavallon sends him to Moscow to make sure the new company is on the up and up, Jett begins to have second thoughts, which are exactly what his Russian partners can't afford. Beset by an FBI task force looking into Mercury Broadband's financing by Russian mobsters, rumors of fraud being circulated by a Drudge-like online financial gossip columnist, and the discovery that his former lover is not who he thought she was, Jett puts his fortune on the line in a desperate attempt to save his company--and ultimately, his life. An exciting, fast-paced adventure by an author who puts his experience in international banking to work in the service of this carefully plotted thriller. --Jane AdamsFrom Publishers WeeklyReich continues to struggle, trying to recapture his early success. After a rather intriguing setup, this third novel gradually evolves into something more like an unintentional parody than a real thriller. Following the altogether lac

Who reads The First Billion?

Author

Christopher Reich; OverDrive, Inc

Publisher

Random House, Incorporated

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780385333672

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Mystery, True Crime

Rating

3.86 / 5 (1,505 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14