The darkest web : drugs, death and destroyed lives : the inside story of the Internet's evil twin
Ormsby, Eileen2021
Books
Dark. A kingpin willing to murder to protect his dark web drug empire. A corrupt government official determined to avoid exposure. The death of a dark web drugs czar in mysterious circumstances in a Bangkok jail cell, just as the author arrives there. Who is Variety Jones and why have darknet markets ballooned tenfold since authorities shut down the original dark web drugs bazaar, Silk Road? Who are the kingpins willing to sell poisons and weapons, identities and bank accounts, malware and life-ruining services online to anyone with a wallet full of Bitcoin? Darker. A death in Minnesota leads detectives into the world of dark web murder-for-hire where hundreds of thousands of dollars in Bitcoin is paid to arrange killings, beatings and rapes.
Main title:
Author:
Ormsby, Eileen, author
Imprint:
Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2021.
Collation:
320 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2018.
ISBN:
9781760875626 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
364.168
Language:
English
BRN:
472226