Nemesis One Man And The Battle For Rio

Description

'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.

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'Breaking Bad' meets 'City of God' in this gripping account of an ordinary man who became Brazil's most wanted criminal

Reviews

"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