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A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2026

The explosive inside story of the most daring act of sabotage in modern history: the bombing of the $20 billion Nord Stream Pipeline. Written by the award-winning Chief European Political Correspondent of the Wall Street Journal

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.

'Totally fascinating... As compelling as a spy thriller'
SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE

'A truly riveting account of the most notorious act of sabotage in modern history'
PETER FRANKOPAN

'Jaw-dropping... a pearl of a story'
RORY CARROLL

'All the elements of a fictional thriller... I can already see the blockbuster movie'
RORY CLEMENTS

© Bojan Pancevski 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

Author Bojan Pancevski
Narrator Michael Golab
Duration 11 hours and 49 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781804961759
Format Audiobook
Publisher Cornerstone
Genre Espionage and secret services, Geopolitics, Public administration, Terrorism, armed struggle, True crime
Availability AU, GB, IE

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