My review of A Millionaires Day
This book starts of with a glossary of terms found in the book. I thought this was a nice touch. The book was interesting, but I found it hard to follow. I liked how the different parts were labeled with a time, but I wish that it had the time followed by the character the section was about.
Author: Kit Power
Title: Millionaires Day
Published On: 10/14/24
Publisher: French Press Publishing Pages: 172
Format: eARC
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SYNOPSIS
On Sunday, 22nd December, 2019, everyone in the United Kingdom woke up with one million pounds in cash under their beds.
The miracle – or catastrophe – was never adequately explained. In the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic the event was largely forgotten or treated as an urban legend.
Until now.
In this explosive volume, investigative journalist/historian Kit Power finally blows the lid off that surreal, impossible morning. Focussing on a few residents of Milton Keynes, a uniquely diverse city northwest of London, Power lays bare:
- the wonder of waking up to a found fortune through the eyes of a neglected child
- the madness and panic of an unprepared public from the perspective of an overworked police officer
- the graphic terror inflicted by a band of reprobate gangsters for whom too much is never enough
- the strangeness of it all through the outlook of man’s best friend
Note: for legal purposes, this book is marketed as fiction. But no one who lived through it could deny the profound impact of…
MILLIONAIRES DAY