by Misha Glenny · Random House UK · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099584650
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«Nemesis: The Hunt for Brazil’s Most Wanted Criminal» is Misha Glenny’s true crime book, published by Random House UK in paperback, in English.
It tells the story of Antonio, nicknamed Nem, a young working father from the Rocinha favela who ends up becoming the head of a drug cartel and Brazil’s most wanted criminal. Police corruption, violence and poverty appear in a portrait of Rio de Janeiro that ranges from the favelas to shopping malls.
368 pages. Originally published in 2015 as «Nemesis: One Man and the Battle for Rio», it was a BBC Radio 4 «Book of the Week» selection.
For readers of non-fiction about real crimes and reporting on drug trafficking, corruption and Latin America.
Michael V. E. "Misha" Glenny is an English journalist and broadcaster, specialising in southeast Europe, global organised crime, and cybersecurity. He was Rector of the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna between 2022 and 2026.
