“This is more than a richly detailed tale of the arrogance, corruption, and incompetence that destroyed Credit Suisse. It is a stern warning for all of us about what happens when we let bankers do whatever they want” - Oliver Bullough, bestselling author of Butler to the World.

For centuries, Swiss banks served the wealthiest people in the world, maintaining a strict culture of anonymity and amassing immense wealth in the process. But when Credit Suisse collapsed, the veil of secrecy fell away, and the world suddenly found itself exposed to the corruption, scandal, and hollow pride that keep our biggest banks alive. It was a 166-year fortress of Swiss banking, one of the most significant and influential financial institutions in the world - but a façade of high service concealed a darker, dirtier reality.

From its sterile headquarters in Zurich, the bank served a clientele that included dictators, drug traffickers, and former Nazi officials, helping to rob its own clients of billions of dollars. This continued for decades, even as Credit Suisse kept expanding, acquiring smaller banks and offering lucrative bonus contracts to its own executive officers.

Meltdown is the story of how the house of cards fell. Investigative journalist and bestselling author of Pyramid of Lies, Duncan Mavin, takes readers inside the quiet marble halls of the bank, describing its secretive culture and the series of increasingly selfish decisions made by a handful of men at the top, which ultimately led to the downfall.

This is the gripping story of one of the greatest financial institutions of our time - and a thrilling revelation of the broader financial services sector - promising readers a shocking and brutally honest look into a previously unknown world of greed, lies, and relentless human ambition.

“A gripping autopsy of how one of banking’s titans gradually, and then suddenly, collapsed under the weight of its own misdeeds” - Bradley Hope, bestselling author of Billion Dollar Whale and Blood and Oil. “This financial thriller offers an engaging look at the rot at the heart of one of the world's most powerful banks” - Parmy Olson, bestselling author of We Are Anonymous and Supremacy. “We are now used to seeing bankers behave appallingly, but Duncan Mavin elevates it to another shocking, furious level. Credit Suisse represented normalcy, but this shows it's a completely fabricated reality” - Chris Blackhurst, former editor of The Independent and bestselling author of Too Big to Jail. “A captivating tale of power, greed, and panic, and a humiliating reminder of the vast costs of capitalism when it fails” - Josie Cox, author of Women, Money and Power.

Pages: 336, Year of Publication: 0429, Dimensions: 16.3x16.3cm