The book received positive reviews despite attempts to block it from distribution in multiple countries in a campaign by London-based law firm Schillings.

[1] Billion Dollar Whale is a book based on extensive investigative reporting by Wall Street Journal correspondents Tom Wright and Bradley Hope.

[2] Billion Dollar Whale chronicles the exploits of Malaysian fugitive businessman Jho Low, wanted by authorities internationally for his connection with the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal.

[3] The book sheds light on the lax oversight that allowed Low to go siphon out such large amounts of money to finance his lavish lifestyle.

The narrative is framed to allow the authors to write about celebrities, and models and parties, without ever proving any of the allegations… Billion Dollar Whale is guilt-by-lifestyle, and trial-by-media at its worst.After the book's release in the United States, London-based law firm Schillings, who represented Low in the 1MDB case, started working to halt its publication and distribution.