Book description
Pirates have been around as long as people have used the oceans as
trade routes, and their reign on the world's high seas has inspired
many a novelist. But the type of pirate Ross Kemp is investigating now
is a world away from the cutlass-and-peg-leg stereotype of Treasure
Island and Pirates of the Caribbean. The corsairs he meets
in Somalia, Indonesia and Nigeria are armed with AK47 assault rifles,
RPG-7 rocket launchers and semi-automatic pistols. They race towards
their targets in speed-boats and board and capture vessels in a flash.
They are violent, dangerous and ruthless - they will stop at nothing
to get the ransoms they have demanded.
Piracy is becoming an increasingly serious problem that is not going
away. As the pirates he meets stretch their operations ever further to
new hunting grounds, Kemp finds out, often to his cost, how much of a
force to be reckoned with they are.
Born in Essex in 1964, Ross Kemp is a bestselling author. Once best
known for his portrayal of Grant Mitchell in
EastEnders
, he has now forged a new and stellar career as the presenter of
award-winning documentaries.
