Roberto Saviano

Zero zero zero

Teddy Calavera

In many countries, 'zero zero' or double zero flour is the finest, best flour on the market. Among narco-traffickers, then, 'zero zero zero' is the nickname for the very purest, highest quality grade of cocaine. It is also the title of Roberto Saviano's unforgettable, internationally bestselling exploration of the inner workings of the world of drugs and dirty money - its rules and armies - the true depth of its reach and, by extension, its grasp on us all. From Mexican cartels to Milanese financiers, Guatemalan mercenaries to Ukrainian warlords, Calabrian traffickers to Wall Street traders who wash the money clean, this is a story that goes around the globe and through every level of society, beginning in the city of London: the 'narco-trafficking, money-laundering capital of the world'. Weaving together stories, interviews, wiretaps and his own experience of the criminal underworld, Saviano reveals an international narco-state, which, in the wake of the financial crisis, is now the keystone of our global economy. It is the perfect synthesis of modern capitalism, where everything is for the taking - and all is consumed, ruined and destroyed.

Zero zero zero

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