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‘This gripping book is destined to become THE book about Andrew Tate’ Jon Ronson

‘A fascinating and disturbing investigation’ Ian Hislop

The behind-the-scenes story of a four-year investigation into Andrew Tate, exploring how a failed reality TV star turned accused organised criminal managed to become one of the most famous influencers in the world.

In 2022, Andrew Tate went from a little-known kickboxer and failed reality TV star to a lifestyle icon for legions of men and boys, and a figure that would define a new era of misogyny. Tate started the year as a fringe internet celebrity, but by August he was the most googled man in the world. In that same month, Matt Shea and Jamie Tahsin gained access to his Bucharest compound and infamous War Room, making a documentary that would result in the first women coming forward to accuse him publicly of sexual and physical violence. Tate would end the year in a Romanian jail, facing charges of human trafficking, rape and being part of an organised crime group. But the investigations wouldn’t stop there.

Part Gonzo journalism, part masculinity rabbit hole, this book takes you on Shea and Tahsin’s journey to reveal the dark secrets of Andrew Tate, the machine that brought him here, and the ideology he has unleashed on a generation of young men.

‘A sobering, strange and eye-opening look into the toxic manosphere. It should be required reading for anybody worried about the rise of incel culture and Andrew Tate’ Zing Tsjeng

‘Rarely have I read anything so politically important that’s also so gripping’ Zoe Williams

Author Biography

Jamie Tahsin (Author)

Jamie Tahsin is an award-winning documentary director, producer and journalist from South East London. Jamie has worked on films for the likes of the BBC, VICE and Channel 4, and has a focus on access driven journalism tackling topics such as extremism, organised crime, cults and conspiracy theories.

Jamie is best known for directing and producing the Emmy nominated VICE Documentary ‘The Teenage Mafia Academy’ and ‘The Dangerous Rise of Andrew Tate’ and ‘Andrew Tate: The Man Who Groomed the World?’ for Vice and the BBC respectively. Jamie has been interviewing and investigating Andrew Tate for a longer period than any other journalist in the world, from 2019 to the present day.

Matt Shea (Author)

Matt Shea is an award-winning documentary director, producer and presenter who has made and worked on dozens of films including the Emmy-nominated ‘Gaycation’ and the Grierson-nominated feature length documentary ‘Chemsex.’ Matt produces and presents the drug documentary series ‘High Society’ on VICE, which has been seen by millions of people worldwide.

Matt directed the feature film Time To Die about the global underground euthanasia movement, which won Best Film Fragments Film Festival. He also directed Imogen, which was nominated for best Music Film at the UK Music Video Awards.

Matt presented the VICE/BBC documentary ‘The Dangerous Rise of Andrew Tate’ and Andrew Tate: The Man Who Groomed the World?’ and has written for VICE, The Sunday Telegraph, and others about the phenomenon.