An award-winning investigation into the strange and secretive world of international shipping.

"Fascinating, observant, deeply researched, and enthralling... Many books promise to reveal the secrets of unknown worlds, but few truly deliver. This is one of them." - Melanie McGrath, Sunday Telegraph

There are 100,000 cargo ships at sea. Among them, they carry almost everything we eat, wear, and work with. In this unique and thrilling investigation, Rose George joins the crew of a cargo ship traveling the long route from Felixstowe to Singapore and describes the opaque waters of international shipping. This is a revelatory story about powerful naval fleets, pirate gangs, and illicit floating industries, uncovering the vast hidden industry upon which our world relies and our future depends.

"This is a remarkable work of embedded reportage - terrifying, imaginative, compassionate - that is worth reading." - Sukhdev Sandhu, Guardian

Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4 and winner of the Authors' Guild Travel Fellowship and the Mountbatten Maritime Award.

Pages: 320, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm