Following up on his scathing indictment of the international sexual enslavement of women in The Natashas , investigative journalist Victor Malarek lays bare the other side of the crisis--the men who fuel the demand. Each year more than 800,000 women and children are lured, tricked or forced into prostitution to meet an apparently insatiable demand, joining an estimated 10 million women already ensnared in the $20 billion worldwide sex trade. To date, most research on the subject has focused on the various issues that propel these women into the trade, but little has been investigated, or written, about those who trigger the demand--the "Johns." In this hard-hitting exposé, Malarek unmasks the kind ofmen--and organizations--that foster and drive the sex trade, from America to Europe, Brazil to Thailand, Phnom Penh to St. Petersburg and Costa Rica. The Johns is a chilling look into a dark corner of the world that these men have created at the expense of countless women and children. Praise for The Natashas: Inside the New Global Sex Trade : " The Natashas is a hard-hitting, well-researched account of the global sex trade, and Malarek is clearly a journalist with a mission."-- The National Post "Required reading."--New York Post "Impassioned…. An intensely affecting read…. He exposes the corruption and disinterest that runs up the law-enforcement ladder, and the racism that allows it to persist."-- Chicago Sun-Times "Visceral…. A must-read…. Heartbreaking."-- Detroit Free Press "Graphic…. A scathing indictment."-- Kirkus Reviews "Wrenching…. A powerful and compelling work."-- Florida Sun-Sentinel Excerpt from The Johns : Without man, there would be no demand. There would be no supply. It would not be profitable for pimps and criminals to stay in this business if never-ending platoons of men weren't prowling the side streets in search of purchased sex. Male sex buyers who are willing to close their eyes and shell out $50 or $100 for a few minutes of physical bliss while deepening the misery of countless women and children. The stark reality is that little will be done to stop this insanity until men start taking responsibility for their actions, until men realize that they are the problem, and that this global sex-slave calamity exists solely because of their insatiable demand and duplicitous behaviour. Yet invisible in most discussions, reports, and research are the men who use and abuse these women. They are the ultimate consumers of prostituted women. They are the crucial missing link.