MISHA GLENNY is the author of DarkMarket, McMafia, The Rebirth of History, The Fall of Yugoslavia (which won the Overseas Press Club Award in 1993 for Best Book on Foreign Affairs) and The Balkans: Nationalism, War, and the Great Powers, 1804-1999. He was a BBC Central Europe correspondent--he covered the fall of Communism and the wars in the former Yugoslavia--and has been regularly consulted by the U.S. and European governments on major policy issues. He lives in London.
"A smart, outraged, and vividly described whirlwind tour of
criminal conspiracy.... Clear, compelling, and scary."
--The Christian Science Monitor "Glenny's obsessive interest
in his subject is infections, and his colorful writing and eye for
detail give [McMafia] the feel of a juicy tell-all."
--The Washington Post "Riveting. . . . Provides insightful
sociological perspectives about why certain nations spawn
especially widespread and virulent organized crime networks."
--The Seattle Times "Daring. . . . A bravura piece of
globe-trotting reportage."
--San Francisco Chronicle "A terrifying tour of the violent
underworld of globalized crime."
--New York Post "Eye-opening...Engrossing."
--The Miami Herald "A vividly recounted journey through a
dozen of the world's most potent gangs, cartels and transnational
mafias."
--The Wall Street Journal For anyone who wants to understand
the 21st century, this illuminating and page-turning book is
essential reading.
--Emma Thompson "'Behind every great fortune, ' said Balzac, 'there
lies a great crime.' Misha Glenny has updated this apercu for our
own time."
--Christopher Hitchens, author of God is Not Great "A
riveting and chilling journey . . . Readers yearning for a deeper
understanding of the real-life, international counterparts to
The Sopranos need look no further than Glenny's engrossing
study."
--Publishers Weekly "In this well-researched and riveting
account, Glenny does for crime what he did for the Balkans. He
dissects the international criminal organizations that run much of
the world's economy and explains how the criminal underworld has
both benefited from and contributed to globalization."
--Joseph Stiglitz, author of Making Globalization Work
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