The Good Mothers: The True Story of the Women Who Took on the World's Most Powerful Mafia - Hardcover

"[A] tense, thriller-like examination of the 'Ndrangheta's ruthless modus operandi and the barbaric enforcement of its code of silence... Good mothers, seriously gutsy women."--Sydney Morning Herald

"There has truly never been a better time to read about the brave women who brought down one of the most powerful organized crime outfits."--Bustle

"Alex Perry takes us in to the patriarchal, ultra-violent world of the 'Ndràngheta, Calabria's powerful, drug-dealing mafia, and the stories of the women who have defied its iron grip."--LitHub.com

"The Rift is an immensely readable, shocking and important book. An ambitious and controversial approach to answering some of the thorniest questions about Africa's contradictions and its epic quest for freedom."--Jeanette Zwart, Shelf Awareness

"Everything I think, said better than I think it."--Patrick Neate, author of Musungu Jim on The Rift

"A sharp-eyed look at contemporary Africa. Mr. Perry's ability to capture the complexities of stories in which there are no clear heroes nor outright villains echoes again and again. Written with a clear eye after criss-crossing the continent, he offers telling glimpses of an Africa that defies stereotyping."--The Economist on The Rift

"An epic, rich, endlessly surprising narrative of a fast-changing Africa by one of the few Western journalists to have spent enough time there to understand it. Calls to mind the best African writing of Ryszard Kapuscinski."--Douglas Rogers, author of The Last Resort: A Memoir of Zimbabwe on The Rift

"[A] stunning book about the past, present, and future of Africa.... Candid, smart, and self-aware, this work is an impressive accomplishment that does more to give Western readers context for Africa's current condition than any book in recent memory."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Rift

"Exploring modern Africa in all of its complexities...Perry's arguments about the often deleterious effects of outsiders augment some of the scholarly literature by providing a human face to usually well-intentioned but misguided interlopers. A welcome addition to our understanding of Africa."--Kirkus Reviews on The Rift

"This little gem of a book ... has an important story to tell, and Perry tells it with precision and gusto. As dramatic as anything you will read in fiction."--The New York Times on The Rift