On the Red Market you can buy anything—from hair for extensions to kidneys for transplants. But the laws of this market, like the laws of any shady business, are anything but obvious. The market for human bodies exists in a parallel reality—it’s distant and, at the same time, very close.
In this book, journalist Scott Carney, who worked for BBC and National Geographic TV, tells you how this parallel world is structured. Written as a thriller by Carney, the story unfolds in India, where anything could become an object of a deal—from a vial of blood to a whole skeleton. However, India isn’t the only place his journey will take him: people who want to buy your kidney are closer than you think.
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