“Alex is quick-thinking, solution-finding and creatively-minded. He’s a great all-rounder. I’ve always been safe in the knowledge that I’d get great work from him. Every. Single. Time.”

Charli Nordone

CEO of The Writer

“Alex Eliseev has reported from around the world and from some of the greatest catastrophes of our time. His commitment to the story itself, his unimpeachable ethics and his caring for humanity always shone through. Through Alex’s reporting we would always get the facts we can implicitly trust, but also a deep understanding of the human drama that often gets lost.”

Branko Brkic

Founder of Daily Maverick

“Alex is a quick study with a brilliant knack for storytelling and problem solving. He’s a hard worker with a keen attention to detail.”

Tina Kraus

CBS Newspath London Bureau Chief

“Alex has been working extensively as an editorial contributor for Edelman Editorial UK, writing a broad range of material, from features and blog posts to White Papers, for a broad range of our clients across energy, mobility, technology and other verticals. It’s always a pleasure working with him and to see his journalistic mindset applied to the corporate storytelling we do for our clients.”

Tim Weber

Editorial Director / EVP at Edelman UK

“Alex is a brilliant writer. He’s able to inject life and colour into any story. Apart from his writing skills, Alex is a wonderful person to work with – he’s friendly, optimistic and literally brimming with creative ideas.”

Katia Moskvitch

Business Editor at Wired UK (Now with IBM)

“I can confidently call Alex Eliseev one of the finest journalists who has ever worked in South Africa, and certainly one of the best journalists I’ve personally had the pleasure of working with. He was an asset to our team while based in our JHB newsroom, and continues to be an asset to us from London. Alex is a highly credible journalist who is admired by his colleagues and peers alike. He operates from a position of honesty and integrity and has a high regard for the ethics and values of journalism.”

Katy Katopodis

Former Editor-in-chief Eyewitness News

“Meticulous and courageous investigative journalism over a lengthy period was required from Alex in the course of researching this story. The material, gathered first-hand through keen personal observation and investigation as well as in a series of interviews and conversations, with many of the players who drive the course of the narrative, is rich and multi-layered. Alex’s consultation of and interviews with experts in specific fields outside of the scope of the unfolding narrative add context and give breadth and depth to the authority of the book.”

Andrea Nattrass

Publisher, Pan Macmillan

“Wonderful, evocative and vivid writing. Eliseev is a very exciting new talent.”

Peter James

International bestselling author