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ZeroZeroZero
464 pages
A harrowing, globe-spanning descent into the dark economic forces and escalating violence of the international cocaine trade.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into the shadows of the global economy, where intimate literary narrative meets sharp geopolitical analysis. The pace is propulsive and tense, pulling the reader through a dread-soaked exploration of how dark forces shape our world. It balances a chillingly analytical tone with harrowing intimacy, tracing the terrifying evolution and escalating violence of international crime syndicates. The prose is both sophisticated and unflinching, laying bare the hidden alliances that drive the cocaine industry. It is a deeply unsettling experience, perfect for readers who devour true crime and crave a serious, urgent look at the violent, hidden networks operating just beneath the surface of modern society.
- Mood
- dread-soaked
- tense
- dark
- unsettling
- Tone
- harrowing
- analytical
- urgent
- intimate
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- global corruption · the hidden economy · escalating violence · dark forces of society · criminal alliances
- The writing
- A synthesis of intimate literary narrative and sharp, unflinching geopolitical analysis.
- The arc
- Moves from a chilling awareness of hidden global networks to a profound sense of dread at their escalating violence and sophistication.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave deep, harrowing true crime investigations that expose the dark, violent underbelly of the global economy.
Content notes
- organized crime
- drug trafficking
- severe violence
About the book
A truly harrowing and groundbreaking synthesis of intimate literary narrative and geopolitical analysis of one of the most powerful dark forces in our economy. Saviano tracks the shift in the cocaine trade's axis of power, from Colombia to Mexico, and relates how the Latin American cartels and gangs have forged alliances, first with the Italian crime syndicates, then with the Russians, Africans, and others. On the one hand, he charts a remarkable increase in sophistication as these criminal entities diversify into many other products and markets. On the other he reveals the astonishing increase in the severity of violence as they have fought to protect and extend their power.
Description from Open Library.
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