"The first big book on the credit crunch saw the crisis coming three years ago (The Trillion Dollar Meltdown) is...a well-aimed opening shot in a debate that will only grow louder in coming months." The Economist "(t)his is a scary book for scary times... Morris provides a fascinating...

"The first big book on the credit crunch saw the crisis coming three years ago (The Trillion Dollar Meltdown) is...a well-aimed opening shot in a debate that will only grow louder in coming months." The Economist "(t)his is a scary book for scary times... Morris provides a fascinating and clear chronicle of how a good idea turned into so many bad loans." Spectator Business "Charles Morris's The Trillion Dollar Meltdown has many excellent qualities besides brevity. In fewer than 200 pages, Morris provides a comprehensive and jargon-free description of the hideously complex financial securities that have brought the credit system to collapse." Sunday Times"