The Month of the Leopard

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The Month of the Leopard
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LanguageEnglish
Genre Legal thriller
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication date
July 1, 2002
Pages352
ISBN 0-7432-3463-4

The Month of the Leopard is a book written by Matthew Lynn under the pen name James Harland. [1]

Contents

Plot summary

The Month of the Leopard tells the story of a man whose life falls apart when he discovers a horrifying link between his Estonian wife's mysterious disappearance and the powerful and complex Leopard Fund.

Reception

Kirkus Reviews wrote, "Tension, pitifully lacking in the first two thirds of this grand adventure for MBAs, finally arrives, but nonbankers will probably have bailed out by then". [2]

Publishers Weekly noted, "There are problems: flat characterizations, gratuitous violence, unconvincing motivation for Telmont and a too-hasty denouement. But the book is a page-turner for anyone interested in high-stakes financial shenanigans". [3]

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References

  1. Guardian Staff (2001-06-10). "Media diary". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  2. THE MONTH OF THE LEOPARD | Kirkus Reviews.
  3. "Fiction Book Review: The Month of the Leopard". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)