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It will come as no surprise to the reader that Flight Risks is a work of fiction. But beyond the usual disclaimer about any similarity between the novel’s characters and real persons being purely coincidental, another point should be clearly understood. Many novelists writing about international financial skulduggery seem unable to resist resorting to the facile device of ‘secret bank accounts’ in the Cayman Islands. This is pure mythology. In fact, the Cayman Islands’ anti-money-laundering regulations are far more rigorous – and far more vigilantly enforced – than those of many ‘onshore’ jurisdictions. Anyone who doubts this statement should try opening a bank account in the Cayman Islands.