If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if limitless money met limitless power, wonder no longer, it’s all here … Terrifying, disturbing and ghastly’Oliver Bullough, author ofMoneyland’Explosive’ The Times'[A] Crisp page-turner of a book teeming with telling detail … Splendid’Financial Times’The fascinating and highly entertaining tale … Fly-on-the-wall reporting and palace intrigue worthy of Machiavelli’ John Carreyrou, author of Bad BloodLonglisted for the 2020 Financial Times / McKinsey Business Book of the YearBlood and Oil the explosive untold story of how Mohammed bin Salman and his entourage grabbed power in the Middle East and acquired a network of Western allies – including well-known US bankers, Hollywood figures, and politicians – all eager to help the charming and crafty crown prince. Through astonishing interviews with powerful insiders, Blood and Oil tells how MBS’s cabal played the Saudi economy and capitalised on the omnipotence of feudal power while effectively stamping out dissent, before allegations of his extreme brutality and excess began to slip out.