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How the World Works

Dead in the Water: A True Story of Hijacking, Murder, and a Global Maritime Conspiracy by Matthew Campbell & Kit Chellel

The Constant Gardener by John Le Carré

April 26, 2025 by Jake Leave a Comment

Finished two consecutive books on how the world works. Both are good and devastating in their own respective ways Dead in the Water: A True Story of Hijacking, Murder, and a Global Maritime Conspiracy When the cargo ship Dalit hit Baltimore’s Key Bridge last year, I felt it deeply, not just because I’m a Baltimorean but because I’ve worked with seafarers in the past. It’s a hard life: dangerous labor with little pay and almost no labor protections. Away from your family months at a […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: big pharma, Dead in the Water, espionage, john le carré, kenya, maritime, Matthew Campbell & Kit Chellel, mystery, pharmaceutical, shipping, The Constant Gardener, thriller, true crime, United Kingdom, yemen

Jake's CBR17 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Suspense · Tags: big pharma, Dead in the Water, espionage, john le carré, kenya, maritime, Matthew Campbell & Kit Chellel, mystery, pharmaceutical, shipping, The Constant Gardener, thriller, true crime, United Kingdom, yemen ·
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