From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists who uncovered the Panama Papers a gripping
real-life thriller following the authors' attempt to uncover the truth about one of the world's
most wanted men. Karl Lee alias Li Fangwei plays a key role in the secret struggle between
the world powers bypassing Western sanctions to supply dictators with the weapons they need to
wipe out their neighbouring countries - or even to trigger a third world war. For almost two
decades intelligence agencies have been hunting for Karl Lee. The FBI has put a $5 million
bounty on his head but nobody has been able to catch him. Now four award-winning
investigative journalists set out to find him. Following the routes of his deliveries and his
money the authors track down Karl Lee's businesses in China and uncover his network of shell
companies. During their investigation they get embroiled deeper and deeper in the shady world
of the Chinese phantom and realise that Karl Lee is just a pawn in a much bigger game of
modern warfare and international espionage.
