The Loan Samurai Author:James Johnson The Loan Samurai is a fast-paced business adventure laced with captivating insights on corporate morals. The novel unmasks an image cultivated by skillful public relations to reveal disturbing realities behind a giant corporation. Unbeknown to almost everyone, IntegriBank actually is permeated with corrupt executives, faulty accounting, deceit, ... more »cover-up, perverse profit motives, and massive undisclosed losses. The protagonist, Sarah Stevens, has been given the promotion of a lifetime, transferring from New York to Tokyo as President of IntegriBank's Japanese subsidiary. As the new top executive, she is expected to drive the Company's profits tenfold and do so within the next three years. The Wall Street veteran copes well with the staggering task -- until a chance meeting leads her on a search for the truth. Her quest pits her against the Japanese yakusa, federal authorities, and her once trusted colleagues. She races toward a conclusion in which she is confronted with the most critical decision of her life, all in the face of a world where nothing is as it seems.« less