Reminiscences of an Accidental Embezzler

The book tells the story of a young highly accomplished Swiss man who is apparently destined to be the head of a major bank in Zrich. He makes the mistake of trying to carry out a seemingly foolproof embezzlement from the bank. This attempt leads him on an increasingly risky pathfrom Zrich to New York to Los Angeles and back to New Yorkultimately culminating late in his life in trying to carry out one of the greatest, most daring, and most spectacular embezzlements ever attempted.