American kingpin

the epic hunt for the criminal mastermind behind the Silk Road

by Nick Bilton

No cover — Nick Bilton: American kingpin (2017)

329 pages

English language

Published April 29, 2017

ISBN:: 978-1-59184-814-1
OCLC Number:: 974566740

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From New York Times-bestselling author Nick Bilton comes a true-life thriller about the rise and fall of Ross Ulbricht, aka the Dread Pirate Roberts, the founder of the online black market Silk Road.

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5 stars

Brilliant book. It reads like a thriller but is more or less factual. It does make you realise the heartlessness of the US legal system though.

jm3

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June 27, 2021

Patuleia

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Oct. 8, 2019

Subjects

Criminals
Drug traffic
Black market
Investigation
Electronic commerce
Computer crimes
Case studies

Places

United States