The Dictionary of Conspiracy Theories

Everyone has a favourite conspiracy theory.
Yours is in here.

The alternative narratives that shape our world, in 1,136 entries, from Abu Ghraib to the Zurich Gnomes.

For the researcher
1,136 headwords, alphabetised. Each entry gives definition, first attestation, origin and variant forms, with structured metadata beneath: geography, actors, mechanisms, motifs. Apparatus: 3,408 cross-references, 2,350 named persons, a thematic index, a note on method, and a living bibliography online.

For the suspicious
Start with the one you already believe. Follow the cross-references. See who it names, what it borrows, and which older theories it feeds. Three entries later it is midnight and you are somewhere you did not plan to be. The Dictionary will not stop you. The rabbit hole is as deep and dark as you want it to be.

The Dictionary does not mind which you are. It issues no verdicts either way, for a simple reason: some of its entries stopped being theories while this book was being written. Conclusions are not included.

A small number of entries are not real. This is disclosed in the front matter. Finding them is your problem.

Pre-order
This is a pre-order for the first printing. Estimated dispatch: mid-December 2026. Payment is taken when you order, and we email you when your copy ships.

The details

• Paperback. £10.99. 120 x 187 mm, 684 pages, gatefold flaps. ISBN 978-1-9193341-4-1.
• Illustrated paperback. £29.99. 229 x 280 mm, 444 pages, gatefold flaps. ISBN 978-1-9193341-0-3.
• Illustrated hardback. £49.99. 229 x 280 mm, 444 pages, printed paper case.

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