Shadow State

'Terrific' <i>Sunday Times</i> ___________ <p><b>In the dark world of cryptocurrency, there's a high price to pay . . .</b></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p><b><i>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.</i></b></p> <p><b>MORE PRAISE FOR ANDY MCNAB:</b></p> <p>'A tremendous adventure story' - <i>Daily Telegraph</i><br> <br> 'Extraordinary' - <i>The Times</i><br> <br> 'A rollercoaster ride' - <i>Guardian</i><br> <br> 'Full on, fast-paced, gripping' - <i>Sunday Sport</i><br> <br> 'Authentic to the core' - <i>Daily Express</i><br> <br> 'Stunning' - <i>Sun</i><br> <br> 'Unstoppable' - <i>Daily Mirror</i></p>