It's Christmas in Madison, Wisconsin. The Iraq War has started, conjuring up memories for a bread man raised by a Vietnam Vet.That, and the fact that his boss at the Bread Depot is an ex-Mastery Gunnery Marine Drill Sergeant who's on the outside due to his new boss wanting to shake things up. But on Christmas Eve, his father calls to tell him he has cancer.Depressed and suffering from insomnia, can he come to grips with his past, and heal the wounds that haunt him?

'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 of Moneyland'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...

Longlisted for the 2020 Financial Times / McKinsey Business Book of the Year"Blood and Oil is the fascinating and highly entertaining tale of Mohammed bin Salman's rise to power. With fly-on-the-wall reporting and palace intrigue worthy of Machiavelli, it will keep you turning the pages at a fast clip until its tragic denouement. And more importantly, it will leave you with a deep and nuanced understanding of the Crown Prince's thinking and its imp...