"A remarkable book... Bojan Pancevski tells a high-stakes international war story in blockbuster prose... a spectacular feat of investigative journalism, built on his intimate access to the senior Ukrainian intelligence chiefs who say they hatched the idea and to the German police officials who eventually tracked them down."
—The New York Times

"A truly riveting account of the most notorious act of sabotage in modern history. Bojan Pancevski combines investigative flair with geopolitical insight to illuminate not only how the Nord Stream pipelines were destroyed, but why they matter so profoundly to Europe’s energy, security and political future. A real-life page turner."
—Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads

"An absolutely extraordinary book… Combining the skills of a detective with those of a novelist, Pancevski has not only uncovered the truth about one of the most daring acts of sabotage in modern history but done so with the page-turning propulsion of a first-rate fiction thriller. One of those rare books that informs even as it wholly entertains."
—Scott Anderson, author of Lawrence in Arabia

"Bojan Pancevski has written a powerful detective story that finally and definitively answers the question of who blew up Nord Stream 2. Not only is it brilliant journalism, but it reads like a bestselling thriller."
—Admiral James Stavridis, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander and co-author of 2034

“The Nord Stream Conspiracy is a riveting exposé of the audacious sabotage that destroyed the Nord Stream pipelines—the largest German-Russian energy project in history. With extraordinary access to the key players across nations, Bojan Pancevski delivers a gripping account and the closest look yet at an event whose geopolitical repercussions continue to reverberate."
—Walter Russell Mead, author of Special Providence

"A cinematic and compelling account of one of history's greatest acts of sabotage, Bojan Pancevski’s The Nord Stream Conspiracy—unlike so much of what's been said by politicians and commentators on the attack—has the added benefit of being true."
—Ben Smith, founder of Semafor and author of Traffic

“Bojan Pancevski’s investigation into the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines is as daring and mind-blowing as the sabotage itself. In its details the book is as precise as a brain surgery.”
—Ivan Krastev, author of The Light that Failed: A Reckoning

"Bojan Pancevski delivers one of the most significant and riveting journalistic scoops of the twenty-first century. Through exclusive interviews, he 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

 See also:

The Nord Stream Conspiracy as reviewed by Jean-Thomas Nicole for The Cipher Brief – July 3, 2026

The Nord Stream Conspiracy as reviewed by Kirkus Reviews – May 18, 2026

The Swedish investigation has been conducted in close cooperation with the German investigation, and the German investigation would not be affected by the conclusion of the Swedish investigation. [Shutterstock/Frame Stock Footage]

Solving the Nord Stream attack mystery – front burner

About the book: 
The Nord Stream Conspiracy: The Inside Story of the Explosions That Shook the World
by Bojan Pancevski
Henry Holt and Co.  – 324 pages $21.99 (Kindle)
Publication Date: June 16, 2026

About the Author: Bojan Pancevski
Bojan Pancevski, Bojan Pancevski is The Wall Street Journal’s chief European political correspondent, covering European and global affairs. He produces major investigations, agenda-setting scoops, analyses of politics and diplomacy, and deeply reported features about extraordinary people and events.

His recent writing has focused on the Russian aggression in Ukraine, the Kremlin’s clandestine operations in Europe and the escalating shadow war of espionage and sabotage between Russia and the West.

He was previously the Journal’s Germany correspondent, covering many of the same issues while also writing about the politics, society and influence of Europe’s largest economy on the world.

In almost two decades of dispatches and reporting from across Europe and beyond, Bojan has covered every major story on the continent: the financial crisis that engulfed the Eurozone, the wars in Ukraine, multiple migration crises, Britain’s departure from the European Union, Russia’s use of assassination against the regime’s opponents, the rise of Islamist terror and the political upheaval across Europe.

He co-authored a bestselling book about the crimes of Josef Fritzl, an investigation into one of the most extraordinary criminal cases in contemporary European history.

His work has been nominated for a number of prestigious awards. He was part of the teams that won the William Worthy Award of the Overseas Press Club, the British Journalism Award for Breaking News, and the New York Press Club Award for Special Event Reporting. Bojan is the only foreign recipient of the Werner Holzer Award, an accolade honoring the body of work of German foreign correspondents. He was part of the WSJ team of Pulitzer Prize finalists for International Reporting in 2025.

He is fluent in several European languages, including German and Russian.