About the book: year / "Blood and Oil" - a gripping journalistic investigation about one of the most decisive and dangerous new leaders in the world . Hope and Sheck show how MBS's meteoric rise coincided with the abandonment of a simple deal that had dominated US-Saudi relations for more than 80 years: oil in exchange for military protection. Famous American bankers, Hollywood figures and politicians are caught in his web, all of them trying to help the charming and treacherous crown prince. The Middle East is already an unstable region. Add to this an ambitious prince with extraordinary abilities, a thirst for profit, a close relationship with the White House through President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, and an apparent willingness to tear down anything—and anyone—that stands in the way of his vision, and the stakes for his rise become very high. If his bid fails, Saudi Arabia could become an unstable failed state and a magnet for Islamic extremists. And if his attempt to transform his country is crowned with success, at least partially, it will resonate throughout the world. Nominated for Business Book of the Year by the Financial Times and McKinsey