'It reads like a bestselling thriller'
Admiral James Stavridis, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander

'A classic... One hell of a story'
Fiona Hill, former intelligence official and Russia advisor to President Trump

'One of the most significant and riveting journalistic scoops of the twenty-first century... an absolute page-turner'
Richard Kerbaj, author of The Secret History of The Five Eyes

In September 2022, Scandinavian seismologists detected what seemed to be a huge undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption. These signals were caused by several devastating explosions that destroyed Nord Stream, the $20 billion pipeline carrying cheap Russian gas to Europe under the Baltic Sea. The mysterious blasts shifted global geopolitics, disrupted European economies and triggered a manhunt that strained relations within the NATO alliance.

Despite capturing the imagination of millions, the mystery of who blew up the pipeline has so far gone unsolved – was it the CIA? Was it part of the shadow war between Russia and the West? Could Putin himself have been behind it? Drawing on years of first-hand reporting and exclusive access to key players – including the saboteurs, the investigators and high-level intelligence – this deeply reported non-fiction thriller by an award-winning Wall Street Journal correspondent reveals the true story behind one of the most remarkable geopolitical mysteries of our time.

Here is a powerful detective story that finally and definitively answers the question who blew up Nord Stream. Not only is it brilliant journalism, but it reads like a bestselling thriller * Admiral James Stavridis, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander and bestselling author *
A classic... With a keen journalist’s eye for detail and a movie director’s sense of pacing, Pancevski tells one hell of a story. You won’t want to put this book down * Fiona Hill, former intelligence official and Russia advisor to President Trump *
One of the most significant and riveting journalistic scoops of the twenty-first century. Through exclusive interviews, Pancevski reveals the definitive account of a daring mission brimming with secrets, saboteurs, and spies. This is investigative storytelling at its finest — relentlessly fast-paced, meticulously reported, and an absolute page-turner * Richard Kerbaj, author of The Secret History of The Five Eyes *
A cinematic and compelling account of one of history's greatest acts of sabotage. Unlike much of what's been said by politicians and commentators on the attack, The Nord Stream Conspiracy has the added benefit of being true * Ben Smith, author of Traffic *
Pancevski’s investigation into the attack on the North Stream pipelines is as daring and mind-blowing as the sabotage itself * Ivan Krastev, author of The Light that Failed *

Bojan Pancevski is the award-winning Chief European Political Correspondent of the Wall Street Journal, covering European and global affairs. He produces major investigations, agenda-setting scoops, analyses of politics and diplomacy, and deeply reported features. Before joining the WSJ, he covered Europe for The Times and the Sunday Times. He has won journalism awards in Britain, the U.S. and Germany, and was part of the Journal’s team of Pulitzer Prize finalists for International Reporting in 2025. He is fluent in several European languages, including German and Russian.