Hitler and the Third Reich's sweep across the European continent drove thousands of Jewish families to place their assets under the name of trusted Swiss lawyers and fiduciary agents on the eve of World War II. While many families claimed lost funds at the end of the war, many unclaimed accounts remain secreted away in Swiss vaults.
Alex Payton is a computer programmer hired to deactivate bugs in the Helvetia Bank of Zurich's database. In the process, she discovers a secret bank account wrought with a mysterious and dangerous history. With each clue Alex unearths, she finds herself deeper within a myriad of deceit, lies, and murder.
Charles Epping, an American citizen based in Zurich, Switzerland, is the author of A Beginner's Guide to the World Economy, published by Vintage Books, and is currently the managing director of a Swiss-based international consulting company. He is also the president of the Central Europe Foundation--which provides scholarships to students from Central and Eastern Europe. He has written several articles for Newsweek, and has been featured as a financial expert on CNN Television, CNN Espanol, and FOX 5 Good Day New York.
His most recent book, Trust, published by Greenleaf Book Group Press explores the use of a Swiss trustee account by the Hezbollah to move illegal money through the international financial system and into the hands of terrorists in the Middle East.
