The Swiss Account by Kluger, Phyllis
The Swiss Account by Kluger, Phyllis

The Swiss Account

The Swiss Account follows the Hazeltines' descent into an ethical gray zone as they wrestle with their...
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Author: Phyllis Kluger
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The Swiss Account by Kluger, Phyllis

The Swiss Account

$33.60

The Swiss Account

$33.60
Author: Phyllis Kluger
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
The Swiss Account follows the Hazeltines' descent into an ethical gray zone as they wrestle with their anguished consciences and navigate a minefield of legal peril. Are they decent people trapped by circumstance or clever schemers rationalizing their path to riches?

Switzerland's majestic peaks and remote valleys form a natural fortress at the heart of Europe--beautiful, prosperous, and long insulated from the political and military upheavals of its neighbors. This isolation, combined with the government's unwavering commitment to banking secrecy, has made the country a discreet haven for foreign wealth, both legitimately earned and dubiously acquired.

While most countries don't forbid their citizens from holding Swiss accounts, they do require such assets to be reported and taxed. Which is why many account holders, reluctant to comply with their own tax authorities, prefer to keep their holdings secret.

Leo Beckwith was one of them--a highly successful American entrepreneur who left behind a tidy Swiss fortune. But without explanation he willed his shady hoard not to his favored children but to Lynn his long overlooked daughter--a hard-working real estate agent in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The windfall promises lifelong financial security for Lynn, her husband Jerry Hazeltine, a modestly paid art history professor, and their family.

There's just one problem: Leo never reported the account to the US Treasury.

Now the Hazeltines face a profound moral and legal dilemma. If they come clean, the IRS will likely seize the fortune to settle Leo's long-evaded tax bill. If they don't, they become tax evaders--living on Easy Street, but under constant threat of discovery and prosecution.

Author: Phyllis Kluger,Richard Kluger
Publisher: Rare Bird Books
Published: 08/11/2026
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.34w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781644285510

About the Author
Phyllis Kluger is a fiber artist and author whose work blends creativity with cultural history. She has published two influential books on needlepoint patterns, drawing inspiration from historical and traditional designs. Alongside her artistic pursuits, she has co-authored two previous novels with her husband, Good Goods and Royal Poinciana.

Richard Kluger is a novelist and social historian whose book Simple Justice is widely regarded as the definitive chronicle of the Supreme Court's landmark 1954 decision outlawing school segregation. He also wrote Ashes to Ashes, a sweeping exposé of the US tobacco industry that earned him the Pulitzer Prize. The best known among his seven well-regarded novels are Members of the Tribe and The Sheriff of Nottingham.
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