New York Times bestseller THE BOOK THAT EXPLAINS WHY RUSSIANS WANTED TO MEET WITH THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN “Part John Grisham-like thriller, part business and political memoir.” –The New York Times ” Red Notice] does for investing in Russia and the former Soviet Union what Liar’s Poker did for our understanding of Salomon Brothers, Wall Street, and the mortgage-backed securities business in the 1980s. … Brothers, Wall Street, and the mortgage-backed securities business in the 1980s. Browder’s business saga meshes well with the story of corruption and murder in Vladimir Putin’s Russia, making Red Notice an early candidate for any list of the year’s best books” (Fortune).
This is a story about an accidental activist. Bill Browder started out his adult life as the Wall Street maverick whose instincts led him to Russia just after the breakup of the Soviet Union, where he made his fortune.
Along the way he exposed corruption, and when he did, he barely escaped with his life. His Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky wasn’t so lucky: he ended up in jail, where he was tortured to death. That changed Browder forever. He saw the murderous heart of the Putin regime and has spent the last half decade on a campaign to expose it. Because of that, he became Putin’s number one enemy, especially after Browder succeeded in having a law passed in the United States–The Magnitsky Act–that punishes a list of Russians implicated in the lawyer’s murder. Putin famously retaliated with a law that bans Americans from adopting Russian orphans.
A financial caper, a crime thriller, and a political crusade, Red Notice is the story of one man taking on overpowering odds to change the world, and also the story of how, without intending to, he found meaning in his life.more
What every American should know about the authoritarian kleptocracy that is now Russia. Red Notice shares hard lessons and horrific crimes that resulted from trying to do business in modern Russia based on real experience.
I couldn’t put it down!
Powerful, Terrifying, and All True
I work with human rights groups and with the International Criminal Court. Some of the background materials I have to read are heartbreaking. It takes me days to get over the reports of child abuse in Eastern Europe and the descriptions of mass rape atrocities in the Congo. I cry. It feels personal. I try not to …
A non-fiction book that reads like a thriller. Gives a whole new insight into Russia and Putin and his level of vicious corruption. Browder is responsible for the institution of the Magnitsky Act to honor his slain lawyer. It’s an amazing story!
This is a true story but reads like a Russian spy novel.
This book made me angry.
This book made me cry.
A true story that reads like a novel, I found it to be both heartbreaking and enlightening. The brazen corruption perpetrated by the rich and powerful of Russia made my blood boil.
If you have any doubts that Putin, the Russian government, and Russian oligarchs are evil READ THIS BOOK.
I highly recommend this book. Bill Browder is a wanted man by Putin. Bill Browder became an activist is responsible for the Magnitsky Law. This is a true spy story.
I could not put this book down. It is not a political book except for Russia trying to interfere with our elections. It indeed explains why we do not want The soviets anywhere near our government.
Well-written first-hand account of events relating to Sergei Magnitsky’s murder by the Russian government and Browder’s success in getting the U.S. government to respond with passage of the Magnitsky act.
Riveting heads up for anyone interested in an insight into the breadth and depth of Putin’s Russia.
Relevant to current events
Fascinating portrait of modern day Russia and the corrupt government of Putin and the oligarchs who control the country. True Story of the author’s efforts to expose them after his lawyer is arrested and murdered. Could not put this book down!
I got an education on Russia, and the business world of high finance. Everyone should read this true story.
Amazing first hand telling of Bill Browders experiences with Russian business and politics. I couldn’t put it down and that’s but rare for me lately.
Extremely enlightening view into today’s Russia.
Never having heard of this incident, I found it to be a modern, enlightening & thought-provoking tale that can happen anywhere. Recommendation of one of the members of my book club – an excellent choice for all book clubs who love a good mystery (true or not). Do not want to reveal any information; you really just need to check this real-life …
Shows what can be done to hurt Russian (and other) insiders for criminal acts against their own people . Very informative .