Gomorrah

A gripping, heroic true story of one man's impassioned stand against the murderous Camorra, the organized crime network ruling Naples.
Gomorrah, the basis of the Sundance TV series, is Roberto Saviano's bold and important work of investigative writing that holds global significance. A groundbreaking bestseller in Italy, it is a nonfiction account of the decline of Naples under the rule of the Camorra, known by insiders as "the System." The Camorra affects cities and villages along the Neapolitan coast, with stakes in construction, high fashion, illicit drugs, and toxic-waste disposal.
Saviano uncovers the Camorra's control of thousands of Chinese factories contracted to manufacture fashion goods and the chilling details of their abusive handling of toxic waste, causing devastating pollution in Naples, China, and Somalia. A native of the region, Saviano recalls seeing his first murder at fourteen and his doctor father's brutal beating for trying to aid a victim left for dead in the street.
In pursuit of the truth, Saviano worked as an assistant at a Chinese textile manufacturer, a waiter at a Camorra wedding, and on a construction site, bravely revealing the far-reaching influence of this murderous organization. Gomorrah is a heroic and impassioned story of a place under the rule of a powerful crime syndicate.

Roberto Saviano; Translated from the Italian by Virginia Jewiss