So I’ve read a few of these now. This one is well researched, entertaining and fascinating. It does seem to me that there is a habit, when a bank takes a bit, of finding the nearest outsider to pin everything on. Particularly effective if said person has autism.

The Spider Network: The Wild Story of a Maths Genius, a Gang of Backstabbing Bankers, and One of the Greatest Scams in Financial Historyby David EnrichWH Allen