The Zizians

A shocking work of political true crime from the only journalist fearless enough to expose the hidden networks of radical leftist violence in America.

As a New York Times bestselling author and one of the world’s foremost investigative reporters on Antifa and left-wing extremism, Andy Ngo has spent years tracking the rise of violent ideologies that much of the mainstream media has been unwilling to confront. Now, he turns his focus to an even more elusive, mysterious and dangerous threat: the secretive cult of “Ziz,” a transgender leftist “rationalist” group linked to eight violent deaths, including the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent and a key murder trial witness.

With exclusive access to court records, firsthand witnesses, family members, and through deep-dive investigative reporting, Ngo unravels the chilling story of how a fringe online movement metastasized into a real-world, international violent death cult. Through meticulous research and on-the-ground reporting, he exposes the cult’s ideology, recruitment tactics, and its ties to broader radical leftist movements. As authorities scramble to track down fugitive members, Ngo reconstructs the cult’s deadly trail from alleged assassinations to execution-style killings, and examines how its computer science “genius” leader, the enigmatic Charles Manson-esque Jack LaSota—known as “Ziz”— exerts deadly influence over followers.

This book is not just an exposé—it is a warning. As gender extremism and militant ideologies continue to radicalize and spread, the risk of similar movements and groups emerging grows. With law enforcement hamstrung by political pressure and mainstream media reluctant to investigate, Ngo stands apart in sounding the alarm. His fearless reporting has already reshaped the national conversation on Antifa. Now, he delivers the definitive account of one of the most shocking and underreported crime stories of the decade.

• “The Zizians is propulsive, provocative, and thrilling. Andy Ngo once again proves he’s among the best and most daring investigative journalists of this decade.”
  Abigail Shrier, author of the New York Times bestseller Bad Therapy and national bestseller Irreversible Damage
• “Andy Ngo is one of the most important journalists of our time. Readers should be careful not to let his eloquent prose distract them from his extraordinary courage in tackling some of the most dangerous and urgent threats in public life. The Zizians is perhaps Andy’s most engrossing work yet. Read this book.” 
  Michael Knowles, host of The Michael Knowles Show at The Daily Wire
• “I’ve followed Andy Ngo’s work for years, and The Zizians may be his most shocking investigation yet. This is a true crime story about the consequences of trans ideology taken to its extreme. By the end, you’ll be left wondering why more people weren’t paying attention.” 
  Megyn Kelly, host of The Megyn Kelly Show
• “This is an immensely important book, a devastating exposé of what happens when political correctness shields trans extremism. Monsters appear, and people die. It took Andy Ngo’s meticulous reporting and great personal courage to uncover this story, and it is riveting.” 
  Ann Coulter, columnist and New York Times bestselling author
• “Andy Ngo unravels one of the great cult mysteries of our time. A shocking exposé of murder, mayhem, and trans nihilism.” 
  Christopher F. Rufo, New York Times bestselling author of America’s Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything
• “There are few journalists willing to stare into the abyss without losing their humanity. Andy Ngo has the courage to continue holding a mirror up to radicals who have sought to destroy him for reporting facts. He has not lost himself while doing it. The Zizians is a meditation on what happens when ideology eclipses humanity. It is also a testament to the reporter himself, who stands in sharp contrast to those who, as Andy writes, ‘cede language to ideology, cede clarity, and with it, the truth.’ The surrender of truth in journalism, he argues, ‘has become so ingrained that most people don’t question it because they’re not aware they’re being misled.’”
  James O’Keefe, founder of Project Veritas
• “This scarily fascinating book confirms what many of us already know: Gender ideology is a dangerous cult—and it kills.”
  Julie Bindel, author of Feminism for Women: The Real Route to Liberation
• “Andy has been proven to be one of the most effective journalists in the world—he does it again in the book.”
  Nick Shirley, independent journalist
• “Andy Ngo documents what no one else would: a body count that climbed for years while every institution—courts, media, the rationalist community that incubated it, the advocacy groups that martyrized the killers—failed in sequence. The Zizians is the most important true crime book in decades, and the fact that you haven’t heard this story is part of the story.”
  Jennica Pounds, also known as “Data Republican”
• “Andy Ngo reports on extremist political cults that other journalists are too afraid to touch. The Zizians is his most daring work yet, exposing a radical group driven by apocalyptic politics, mental instability, and deadly violence. It is important—and dangerous—journalism.”
  Colin Wright, biologist and fellow at the Manhattan Institute
• “Ngo sheds light on disturbing examples of politically motivated terrorism that have been covered up by mainstream media. Meticulously researched, yet narrative driven, The Zizians presents a stark warning about the dissolution of boundaries and critical thought demanded by proponents of ‘tolerance’ and ‘inclusivity.’ Absorbing, engaging, and sobering. An astute distillation of the transgender phenomenon’s cult-like dynamics.”
  Genevieve Gluck, co-founder and chief investigative journalist of Reduxx