Shadow State

'Terrific' Sunday Times In the dark world of cryptocurrency, there's a high price to pay . . . From the central bank of El Salvador to a tantalum mine in Rwanda, the Acropolis Museum in Athens to the biggest freeport on the planet in Dubai, enter a world ruled by ones and zeroes and inhabited by people who don't believe in trust. Nathan Pike is one of those people. To some he's a digital Robin Hood. To others he's nothing but an amoral hacker. A codebreaking and encryption expert, he sells his skills to whoever can pay him what he wants or give him something he needs. And when he's sprung from a Cambodian prison by a woman calling herself Melody Jones, he's made an offer the likes of which he's never seen before. PRAISE FOR ANDY MCNAB: 'A tremendous adventure story' - Daily Telegraph 'Extraordinary' - The Times 'A rollercoaster ride' - Guardian 'Full on, fast-paced, gripping' - Sunday Sport 'Authentic to the core' - Daily Express 'Stunning' - Sun 'Unstoppable' - Daily Mirror