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American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road

byNick Bilton

American Kingpin is Nick Bilton's investigative account of the Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road. The book builds its explanation through key episodes, competing interests, and the setting supplied by the wider field of true crime. Specific examples keep the larger argument tangible and reveal why familiar explanations do not always account for the full story. American Kingpin leaves readers with key context and a clear view of the human stakes involved. The emphasis stays on explanation, context, and the lived consequences behind the larger argument.

Publisher

Portfolio

Publication date

2017

Format

Print edition

Pages

337

ISBN

9780143129028