Extraordinary. From civil wars in the Central African Republic to the battlefields of eastern Ukraine, Death Is Our Business provides a deeply researched account of how Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner mercenaries wreaked havoc on multiple continents, accumulating such influence-and such firepower-that they even threatened Vladimir Putin's hold on power. Essential reading for understanding Russia and modern warfare.

Chris Miller, New York Times bestselling author of CHIP WAR and PUTINOMICS

John Lechner is an amazingly bold reporter who has been to the key places where the Wagner Group fought, interviewing members, veterans, and victims to deliver a shrewd, granular sense of how Russian mercenary forces operate.

Adam Hochschild, bestselling author of KING LEOPOLD'S GHOST and AMERICAN MIDNIGHT