The Money Laundry: Regulating Criminal Finance in the Global Economy, J.C. Sharman
(Ithaca: Cornell University Press), 224 pages.
Much has been written about the global drug trade, the international cartels, and the men at the top, creating an illusion that women are not a part of this illicit business. In Strange Trade, author Asale Angel-Ajani shatters this stereotype with an intimate account of two African women involved in drug trafficking, who were brought together in Italy’s Rebibbia prison. Angel-Ajani’s retelling of their narratives, as well as her own experiences, makes this book not only a story of the drug trade, but also one of the author’s adventures researching this dangerous subject.
Human Trafficking: A Global Perspective, Louise Shelley
(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010), 356 pages.
Dark Logic: Transnational Criminal Tactics and Global Security, Robert Mandel
(Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 2011), 255 pages.