A Foreign Policy most anticipated book of the year

"A remarkable book... Bojan Pancevski tells a high-stakes international war story in blockbuster prose... a spectacular feat of investigative journalism, built on his intimate access to the senior Ukrainian intelligence chiefs who say they hatched the idea and to the German police officials who eventually tracked them down."
—The New York Times

"A truly riveting account of the most notorious act of sabotage in modern history. Bojan Pancevski combines investigative flair with geopolitical insight to illuminate not only how the Nord Stream pipelines were destroyed, but why they matter so profoundly to Europe’s energy, security and political future. A real-life page turner."
—Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads

"Totally fascinating, deeply researched, as compelling as a real international spy thriller that follows a winding thread through a submerged world of conspiracy - both a fantastic read and an important work of investigation."
—Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Jerusalem

"An absolutely extraordinary book… Combining the skills of a detective with those of a novelist, Pancevski has not only uncovered the truth about one of the most daring acts of sabotage in modern history but done so with the page-turning propulsion of a first-rate fiction thriller. One of those rare books that informs even as it wholly entertains."
—Scott Anderson, author of Lawrence in Arabia

"Bojan Pancevski has written a powerful detective story that finally and definitively answers the question of who blew up Nord Stream 2. Not only is it brilliant journalism, but it reads like a bestselling thriller."
—Admiral James Stavridis, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander and co-author of 2034

“Cinematic... This is, if you’re looking for a Father’s Day gift, a classic dad book.”
—Semafor

“The Nord Stream Conspiracy is a riveting exposé of the audacious sabotage that destroyed the Nord Stream pipelines—the largest German-Russian energy project in history. With extraordinary access to the key players across nations, Bojan Pancevski delivers a gripping account and the closest look yet at an event whose geopolitical repercussions continue to reverberate."
—Walter Russell Mead, author of Special Providence

"This book is a classic and deeply engaging thriller about the actions of a vividly rendered and larger than life cast of characters involved in both the sabotage operation and its criminal investigation. With a keen journalist’s eye for detail and a movie director’s sense of pacing, Bojan Pancevski tells one hell of a story. You won’t want to put this book down until you’re finished.”
—Fiona Hill, author of There Is Nothing For You Here

"A cinematic and compelling account of one of history's greatest acts of sabotage, Bojan Pancevski’s The Nord Stream Conspiracy—unlike so much of what's been said by politicians and commentators on the attack—has the added benefit of being true."
—Ben Smith, founder of Semafor and author of Traffic

"Like London Falling… An absolute thriller."
—Alastair Campbell, The Rest is Politics

“Bojan Pancevski’s investigation into the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines is as daring and mind-blowing as the sabotage itself. In its details the book is as precise as a brain surgery.”
—Ivan Krastev, author of The Light that Failed: A Reckoning

"Bojan Pancevski delivers one of the most significant and riveting journalistic scoops of the twenty-first century. Through exclusive interviews, he reveals the definitive account of a daring mission brimming with secrets, saboteurs, and spies. This is investigative storytelling at its finest—relentlessly fast-paced, meticulously reported, and an absolute page-turner."
—Richard Kerbaj, author of The Secret History of the Five Eyes