Misha Glenny's groundbreaking  study of global organized crime is now the inspiration for an eight-part  AMC crime drama starring James Norton (War and Peace), Juliet Rylance, and David Strathairn.

With  the collapse of the Soviet Union, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the  deregulation of international financial markets in 1989, governments and  entrepreneurs alike became intoxicated by dreams of newly opened  markets. But no one could have foreseen that the greatest success story  to arise from these events would be the worldwide rise of organized  crime. Today, it is estimated that illegal trade accounts for one-fifth  of the global GDP.

In this fearless and wholly authoritative  investigation of the seemingly insatiable demand for illegal wares,  veteran reporter Misha Glenny travels across five continents to speak  with participants from every level of the global underworld - police,  victims, politicians, and even the criminals themselves. What follows is  a groundbreaking, propulsive look at an unprecedented phenomenon from a  savvy, street-wise guide.