In The New York Times Book Review, Frank Partnoy reviews “The Billionaire’s Apprentice,” Anita Raghavan’s detailed look at the spectacular fall of the Galleon Group hedge fund when its founder, Raj Rajaratnam, and Rajat Gupta, the former head of McKinsey & Company, were each convicted of securities fraud. Mr. Partnoy writes: The book’s prefatory Cast of Characters sets a big, complex stage. My edition of “Hamlet” lists just 18 named dramatis personae at the outset, whereas “The Billionaire’s Apprentice” lists 81. For Wall Street insiders, there are large dollops of gossip about the bit players. Preet Bharara, the United States attorney in Manhattan, idolizes...
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