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PATRICK ALLEYS NEW BOOK TERRIBLE HUMANS IS AVAILABLE TO BUY NOW
Reads like a John le Carr novel but is in fact very real The Big Issue
Very Bad People would be a hugely enjoyable thriller if it wasnt all true Isabella Tree author of Wilding
Global Witness are fearless Gordon Roddick Campaigner and CoFounder of the Body Shop
Part true crime tale part investigative procedural this is the account of the brilliant and necessary superheroes of Global Witness whose superpower is the truth Edward Zwick Director of Blood Diamond
Very Bad People reads like a nonstop highspeed chase as our fighters against corruption hunt down a litany of criminals and conmen some on the fringes of our society some embedded high up within it Its a great story and an important one David Farr Screenwriter The Night Manager
The story told in this book of three youthful idealists who go from eating cold baked beans in a drafty London flat to the ThaiCambodian border where they posed as traders in illegally felled timber is simply riveting Dont miss it Misha Glenny author of McMafia
Alley has produced a cleareyed account of a world poisoned by dark money and a welcome reminder that resistance is possible As it turns out his book is even more timely than he could have hoped Irish Times
This book is inspirational It shows how young people with sufficient passion and intelligence have the capacity to go after some of the most powerful governments and corporations and shame humiliate and just push governments to support important reforms that can make this a more decent world Frank Vogl CoFounder of Transparency International
Arms trafficking offshore accounts and luxury property deals Superyachts private jets and supercar collections Blood diamonds suspect oil deals deforestation and murder This is the world of Global Witness the awardwinning organisation dedicated to rooting out worldwide corruption And this is cofounder Patrick Alleys revealing inside track on a breathtaking catalogue of modern supercrimes and the shadow network that enables them
VERY BAD PEOPLE is about following the money going undercover in the worlds most dangerous places and bringing down the people behind the crimes Case by case we see maverick investigators pitched against warlords grifters and supervillains who bear every resemblance to The Night Managers Richard Roper One dictators son spent 700 million in just four years on his luxury lifestyle
As they unravel crooked deals of labyrinthine complexity the team encounter wellknown corporations whose operations are no less criminal than the Mafia This network of lawyers bankers and real estate agents help park dirty money in London New York or in offshore accounts safe from prying eyes
Patrick Alleys book is a brilliant authoritative and fearless investigation into the darkest workings of our world and an inspiration to all of us who want to fight back
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