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Dirty Gold: The Rise and Fall of an International Smuggling Ring
Maybe someday
25
/100
I Index Overall Rating
Readers
32/100Critics
17/100Scholars
Author:
Jay Weaver, Nicholas Nehamas, Jim Wyss, Kyra Gurney
Publisher:
PublicAffairs
Date:
March 2, 2021
An award-winning team of Miami Herald reporters delves into the world of illegal gold mines, which have become a haven for Latin American drug money and an international business that is five times as lucrative as trafficking cocaine. Sold to metals traders and ultimately to Americans for jewelry, smartphones and investment portfolios, "dirty" gold leads to a criminal underworld this book puts in full view.
What The Reviewers Say
... a comprehensive exposé of the South American gold industry.
... [a] In this shocking true crime epic.
The authors write with a journalistic yet culturally attuned voice, but the narrative is sometimes repetitive in its frequent juxtaposition of the brutal conditions in the mine-ravaged rainforests with the wealth and colorful backstories of the key players as well as the determination and diligence of the various law enforcement agencies involved. An authoritative consideration of 'dirty' gold’s grip on the environment and role in rampant geopolitical corruption..
