Author: Pancevski, Bojan
Europe
Published on 18 June 2026 by Cornerstone (Hutchinson Heinemann) in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 336 pages
241 x 166 x 32 | 558g
THE EXPLOSIVE INSIDE STORY OF THE MOST DARING ACT OF SABOTAGE IN MODERN HISTORY'A spectacular high-stakes international war story' NEW YORK TIMES'Like London Falling¦ an absolute thriller' ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (The Rest is Politics)'Gripping' FINANCIAL TIMES'Totally fascinating... As compelling as a spy thriller' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE In September 2022, Scandinavian seismologists detected what seemed to be a huge undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption. These signals were caused by several devastating explosions that destroyed Nord Stream, the $20 billion pipeline carrying cheap Russian gas to Europe under the Baltic Sea. The mysterious blasts shifted global geopolitics, disrupted European economies and triggered a manhunt that strained relations within the NATO alliance.
Despite capturing the imagination of millions, the mystery of who blew up the pipeline has so far gone unsolved “ was it the CIA? Was it part of the shadow war between Russia and the West? Could Putin himself have been behind it? Drawing on years of first-hand reporting and exclusive access to key players “ including the saboteurs, the investigators and high-level intelligence “ this deeply reported non-fiction thriller by an award-winning Wall Street Journal correspondent reveals the true story behind one of the most remarkable geopolitical mysteries of our time.
A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICEA FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2026