Paul Emil Erdman was a Canadian-born American economist and banker who became known for writing novels based on monetary trends and international finance.
[1] He graduated from Concordia Seminary in 1954 receiving a bachelor of divinity degree, and from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.
"[4][5]Charles E. Salik hired Erdman to help his tax-protected, Bermuda-based Electronics International Capital (EIC).
[7] In 1969, First Interstate Bancorp bought a majority stake and renamed it the United California Bank in Basel.
[11][14] It received a 1974 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best First Novel and was published in the UK as The Billion Dollar Killing.
[15] Additionally, the information in The Swiss Account is credited with providing a basis for helping track down the assets of Jewish victims of the Holocaust.