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Nemesis: The Hunt for Brazil´s Most Wanted Criminal
Misha Glenny
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Description for Nemesis: The Hunt for Brazil´s Most Wanted Criminal
Paperback. Tells the story of an ordinary man who became the king of the largest slum in Rio, the head of a drug cartel and Brazil's most notorious criminal. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
'Breaking Bad meets City of God' Roberto Saviano, author of Gomorrah HUSBAND. This is the story of an ordinary man who became the king of the largest slum in Rio, the head of a drug cartel and Brazil's most notorious criminal. FATHER. A man who tried to bring welfare and justice to a playground of gang culture and destitution, while everyone around him drew guns and partied. DRUG LORD. It's a story of gold-hunters and evangelical pastors, bent police and rich-kid addicts, politicians and drug lords and the battle for the beautiful but damned city of Rio. MOST WANTED CRIMINAL.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099584650
SKU
V9780099584650
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-12
About Misha Glenny
Glenny is a distinguished investigative journalist and historian. As the Central Europe Correspondent first for the Guardian and then for the BBC, Glenny chronicled the collapse of communism and the wars in the former Yugoslavia. He has won several major awards for his work, including the Sony Gold Award for outstanding contribution to broadcasting and is the author of five books, including the acclaimed McMafia and DarkMarket.
Reviews for Nemesis: The Hunt for Brazil´s Most Wanted Criminal
Breaking Bad meets City of God
Roberto Saviano fascinating dive into Brazil's terrifying underworld, where the stakes are all or nothing...Nemesis reads like a fast-paced thriller
James Hider
The Times
A fast-paced crime story that paints a vivid picture of life in the sprawling favelas
Joe Leahy
Financial Times
A thrillingly vivid picture of another Rio... [Nemesis] confirms Glenny's status as one of the most daring and original true-crime writers of today... A rich and riveting book
Francis Wheen
Mail on Sunday
Glenny doesn't just write books; he lives them
John Kampfner
Guardian
gripping narrative of cocaine and slaughter
Andreas Campomar
Spectator
A magnificent work of reportage by turns raw and courageous
Ian Thomson
Evening Standard
A dynastic 50-year Shakespearean sweep of organised crime that manages to be both intimate and alarming
John Kampfner
Observer
Roberto Saviano fascinating dive into Brazil's terrifying underworld, where the stakes are all or nothing...Nemesis reads like a fast-paced thriller
James Hider
The Times
A fast-paced crime story that paints a vivid picture of life in the sprawling favelas
Joe Leahy
Financial Times
A thrillingly vivid picture of another Rio... [Nemesis] confirms Glenny's status as one of the most daring and original true-crime writers of today... A rich and riveting book
Francis Wheen
Mail on Sunday
Glenny doesn't just write books; he lives them
John Kampfner
Guardian
gripping narrative of cocaine and slaughter
Andreas Campomar
Spectator
A magnificent work of reportage by turns raw and courageous
Ian Thomson
Evening Standard
A dynastic 50-year Shakespearean sweep of organised crime that manages to be both intimate and alarming
John Kampfner
Observer