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McMafia

Seriously Organised Crime

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About this listen

Random House presents the audiobook edition of McMafia by Misha Glenny, read by Stephen Thorne.

Now a major BBC series.

Have you ever illegally downloaded a DVD? Taken drugs? Fallen for a phishing scam?

Organised crime is part of all our worlds - often without us even knowing. McMafia is a journey through the new world of international organised crime, from gunrunners in Ukraine to money launderers in Dubai, by way of drug syndicates in Canada and cyber criminals in Brazil.

©2009 Misha Glenny (P)2011 Penguin Audio Organized Crime Social Sciences True Crime

Critic reviews

"Like a journalistic Indiana Jones he has travelled the world in search of his prey, displaying impressive stamina, intellectual chutzpah and physical bravery on the way.... This is the most important non-fiction book of the year so far - organised crime's version of Fast Food Nation." ( Mail on Sunday)
"To be regarded as one of the essential non-fiction works of our time. Exhaustively researched and reported, it's sobering in the extreme, but also riveting, filled with exotic locations, staggering facts, acts of incredible brutality and colourful, if deadly, characters.... Anyone with even the smallest interest in how the world really works should read this book." ( GQ)
"The great merit of Glenny's book is that it does not just chronicle the foul deeds of international crime syndicates. It probes the imbalances and injustices that propel people and nations towards criminal behaviour... This, racy, well-researched and highly entertaining book should be essential reading for law reformers everywhere." ( Irish Times)
All stars
Most relevant
But above all very good. Did his research and well informee. China and the EU are well discussed

Good. But gets on his high horse too much

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a well researched and highly educational and informative insight into the world of organised crime that lies all around us and impacts individuals and whole economies alike.

fantastic insight into organised crime

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Better not to get professional actors to read non-fiction. You don’t need
a theatrical performance which adds nothing to the enjoyment of the book and is usually intrusive, irrelevant and in bad taste. The best orator is the author or at least someone who is genuinely interested in the book. LESS IS MORE. GEDDIT!

Awful oration but a great book which I have already read but the oration has spoiled it completely.

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A complicated subject easily understood via this excellent reading. It should be compulsory for world politicians, then they might act. Crime, mainly smuggling, is big business going on under our noses. A highly recommended listen. Don’t be deceived by the cover, this is not the same as the TV series. Far better.

Opening a door into a hidden world

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Informed. Wide ranging. Upsetting. Excellent. A brilliantly narrated cross section of global organised criminal enterprise.

The lot...

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