American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind behind the Silk Road Drugs Empire by Nick Bilton

American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind behind the Silk Road Drugs Empire

Nick Bilton

352 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction biography technology true crime dark informative tense medium-paced
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The unbelievable true story of the man who built a billion-dollar online drug empire from his bedroom – and almost got away with it.In 2011, a twenty-six-year-old programmer named Ross Ulbricht launched the ultimate free market: the Silk Road, a c...

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informative 83%
tense 57%
dark 47%
adventurous 28%
mysterious 27%
reflective 11%
challenging 10%
emotional 3%
funny 3%
sad 3%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%

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slow 5%

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