{"product_id":"9781804182703-blood-will-flow-misc","title":"Blood Will Flow","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe murderous business of oil and gas\u003cbr\u003eA decade-defining exposé which does for the energy industry what\u003ci\u003e Empire of Pain \u003c\/i\u003edid for pharmaceuticals, and \u003ci\u003eBad Blood \u003c\/i\u003edid for Silicon Valley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A page-turner of a book' \u003c\/b\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Perry has done a service to history' \u003c\/b\u003e-- Ed Stoddard, \u003ci\u003eDaily Maverick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBreathtaking\u003c\/b\u003e' -- Jon Lee Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A magnificent, earth-shaking achievement' \u003c\/b\u003e-- Andrew Harding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vital' \u003c\/b\u003e-- Sally Hayden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Powerful, gripping and rigorously researched' \u003c\/b\u003e-- Jason Burke\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most astonishing piece of investigative journalism I have ever read\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e' -- \u003c\/i\u003eReader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn March 24, 2021, in the remote north of Mozambique, 500 ISIS militants attacked the small, paradise beach town of Palma - strategically unimportant but for vast offshore gas fields that had attracted $50 billion in foreign investment, including over £1 billion from the British government.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the Islamists surged through town beheading civilians, a group of men, women and children - including 80 gas plant construction workers - barricaded themselves inside a hotel to await rescue. An oil and gas compound defended by attack helicopters and 1,000 soldiers was just minutes away. But help never came.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFive years on, Alex Perry's spell-binding, meticulous reconstruction unearths a hidden and unprecedented fiasco. Woven into his account is a search for the truth about how energy companies really make their vast profits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis investigation takes him around the world, from Europe to the US, and back to Africa again, as he tracks down the roughnecks, mercenaries, billionaires, and corporate spooks who can shed light on our most essential industry. As the revelations build and the lies multiply, Perry finds himself drawn into a legal drama, and an exploding political scandal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePropulsive, prophetic, and arriving at a time when energy companies imperil the planet, \u003ci\u003eBlood Will Flow \u003c\/i\u003edelivers a morality tale for the global economy, and an inspiring quest for justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55602239308150,"sku":"9781804182703","price":21.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41165460_5a042ae5-9736-4c26-8fb0-926056f3e294.jpg?v=1778128176","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804182703-blood-will-flow-misc","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}