Bill Browder is the founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management and was the largest foreign investor in Russia until 2005. Since 2009, when his lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, was murdered in prison after uncovering a $230 million fraud committed by Russian government officials, Browder has been leading a campaign to expose Russia's endemic corruption and human rights abuses. Before founding Hermitage, Browder was vice president at Salomon Brothers. He holds a BA in economics from the University of Chicago and an MBA from Stanford Business School.
'I was hooked from the first paragraph. More explosive,
compulsive and gasp-inducingly, spine-tinglingly,
mouth-dryingly, heart-poundingly thrilling than any fiction
I have read for years, Freezing Order has a stunning
plot - international conspiracy, malign and hidden rings of
power and corruption, a dark threat to any hope of world order -
but with this stunning twist: it is all true... Browder - with
incredible courage, resilience and grace, and always at great risk
to his personal safety and freedom - continues to chase after Putin
and his henchmen... This is real heroism, and what a
cracking good read it makes for.' -- Stephen Fry
'Mind-blowing. Bill Browder takes us down the rabbit hole of
Kremlin lawfare where down is up and wrong is right, and powerful
Russian interests are trying to upend our legal and political
systems. This personal account of Browder's battle for justice is
at times terrifying, at times deeply touching - and leads
inexorably to a vast money-laundering scheme the Kremlin will
seemingly stop at nothing to cover up.' -- Catherine Belton
'[Freezing Order] tells the story of Browder's quest to
establish a global regime for sanctioning Russians involved in
corruption and criminality. But it reads like an international
spy thriller. If its subject matter weren't so grave, the book
could be said to have all the elements of a high-octane drama.
Murder. Conspiracy. Piles of dirty money. Sexual intrigue.
Freezing Order shudders with the constant threat of
assassination, abduction or sudden, extreme violence. It is a
tense and gripping read. -- Jamie Susskind * The Times *
'Freezing Order is a gripping tale of assassinations,
legal battles and billions in cash. It would be entertaining
fiction, but as a true story it's a warning and a roadmap for
fighting back against the waves of crime and corruption emanating
from Putin's Russia and other dictatorships. Bill Browder has shown
that one man with courage can make a difference, and that even the
most powerful regimes have weak spots. It's an inspiring
message we should all heed, and with urgency.' -- Garry
Kasparov
'This tale is full of villains - not just the Russians...but
also the politicians, lawyers and judges in the West who carry out
the Kremlin's dirty work. Despite the complexity of the affair,
Browder has made his story into a real page turner.
Amid the horrors being reported every day from Ukraine, it also
provides a highly readable insight into the true
nature of the regime that is responsible for them..' -- Peter
Conradi * Sunday Times *
'Browder's account of how he stood up to Putin in the face of
danger, arrest warrants, and bullying is mandatory reading
for anyone who wants to understand the tactics of modern
autocracy.' -- Anne Applebaum
'[A] zesty new book about the theft, extortion,
intimidation, lies and murder that are the Russian state's daily
levers of power...a breakneck financial thriller compelling
breathless attention...splendidly readable... One of the
most sobering aspects of Browder's rollicking, dangerous
adventure [is] that late-period Putin has found it so easy to
manipulate our western democracies from the inside.' -- Julian
Evans * Daily Telegraph *
'Absolutely gripping. Bill Browder's new book on the
Magnitsky affair follows the money all the way to the top of
Russia's murderous kleptocracy. Freezing Order ought to be
compulsory reading. Luckily it reads like a thriller.' --
Tom Stoppard
'It's an incredible story, told with pace and
panache, that reads like a thriller. There's something
deeply offending to our sense of justice about an innocent man
framed by powerful forces...but what is most troubling here is how
acquiescent the western establishment has been to Russian crimes
and lies.' -- Andrew Anthony * Observer *
'Bill Browder's thrilling new book digs deeper into the
kleptocratic world enabled and supported by the Russian state, for
the benefit of the most powerful and well-connected crooks in
Russia and beyond. This exploration of the dark heart of corruption
asks the question of what one person can do in the face of such
insidious corruption, and makes us ask what we can find in
ourselves to stand up and resist those forces that would steal,
decieve and murder for their own gain.' -- Eliot Higgins, founder
of Bellingcat
'Riveting...An eye-opening expose of the lengths Putin's
cronies will go to hide their crimes and punish their accusers.' *
Publishers Weekly *
'An essential work by someone who understood long before the
rest of the world did just how far corrupt Russian officials and
businesspeople will go to defend their ill-gotten wealth, and how
foreign lawyers, lobbyists and public relations firms enable
them... He expertly walks us through the ins and outs of various
legal strategies and developments that include enough high
drama, plot twists and colourful characters for a movie.
Browder's Freezing Order is not just a cracking good
read - it is a reminder of the urgency of addressing the global
plague of money laundering.' -- Timothy Frye * Washington Post
*
'Could not be more timely in illustrating why the support of
Russia's super-rich and their funds have become crucial to Putin's
powerbase.' * Independent *
'Fast paced and engaging, Browder's book reads like a spy
novel, but it also makes a powerful and remarkably prescient
case for the need to use all the legal and financial tools
available to separate Putin's financiers from their foreign-held
bank accounts and luxury yachts.' -- Katie Stallard * New Statesman
*
'Gripping reading... there is no question that Browder's
dogged persistence against a backdrop of undoubted stress and
personal courage have made an important contribution in
highlighting the failures of contemporary Russia and the west
alike, and offered new tools with potential to try to redress
them.' -- Andrew Jack * Financial Times *
'A must-read for fans of Red Notice... Revealing
and damning, exposing Putin and his minions as little more than
greedy international criminals. A timely book combining
mystifying financial shenanigans with a fast-paced crime
saga.' * Kirkus Reviews *
'Riveting...An eye-opening expose of the lengths Putin's
cronies will go to hide their crimes and punish their accusers.' *
Publishers Weekly *
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