"For decades, London has been a magnet for global wealth, a flashy playground for the super-rich. To one teenage boy, it contained an elite scene he desperately wanted to be part of: the oligarch class. Not just rich, but powerfully connected billionaires who amassed such huge fortunes with so few questions asked that they helped turn London into what was called the dirty money capital of the world."
"Zac Brettler began posing as the son of one. Within months, he was found dead on the riverbank in central London. He was 19 years old. In his explosive new book, the author and New Yorker journalist Patrick Radden Keefe has tried to uncover what the Metropolitan police failed to."
"He tells Nosheen Iqbal how he started to try to find out what had really happened to Zac, and how he had become ensnared in one of London's most dangerous circles."
London attracts global wealth and powerful billionaires, creating an environment where dirty money can circulate with few questions. A teenage boy, Zac Brettler, sought entry into this oligarch circle by posing as the son of a wealthy figure. He became involved in one of London’s most dangerous networks. Within months, he was found dead on a riverbank in central London at age 19. The investigation focuses on what the Metropolitan police failed to uncover and aims to determine what really happened to him. The account centers on tracing how he was drawn into elite connections tied to illicit influence and secrecy.
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