This was a strong sequel in the Ponzi Game series, it had that element that I wanted and enjoyed the overall feel of this story. The characters had that element that I was hoping for from the first book and glad it worked overall. Jon Fredrik Fikse has a great style and was glad I got to read this.

Norway, haram, sharia-law, contemporary, triggers, greed, secrets, lies, scam, kickboxer, threats, hacker, coder, China, Arabic-culture, sly-humor, 1993, 2003, dual-timeframes, Iran, Iraq, Iraqi-war, Dubai***

Satire.
Take Trump's 2009 book Trump: The Art of the Deal and turn it into a fable worthy of Aesop set in the present day based in Norway. The story covers a lot about current problems and attitudes in the world today, including Sharia Law, war in Iraq/Iran, women's rights, growing up Muslim, and a scheme worthy of Bernie Madoff. Enter the world of stock trading, bluff calling, and greed on an epic scale.
Mina is the FMC and is from an Arab country where some of the most misogynistic aspects of the laws are part of this drama with its two timelines. Not sure that I fully appreciated the plot, but it certainly was different (even if full of triggers).
I requested and received a free temporary digital galley from BooksGoSocial via NetGalley.
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