Having started the season so positively, Sunderland's confidence has been steadily eroded by a run of 14 league matches without a victory, which has seen them slip dangerously close to the bottom three.

BBC: Sunderland 4-0 Bolton

Gold began its run up in 2006 and other than a brief dip in 2008 had marched steadily higher through 2011.

FORBES: Gold Sets Up As The Next Great Short

The menace builds steadily until a brutal assassination in Berlin, after which Michel, tracked by Mossad, goes on the run to the highlands of Scotland.

ECONOMIST: A shrewd espionage thriller