Jonathan Lusthaus

Interesting topic but really weak execution. For all the research this guy apparently did (there are a lot of citations), there is not a single thing in the entire book which isn't obvious. Like, "people pick nicknames and there is tension between rotating them frequently for opsec and maintaining consistent branding."

There are lots of better books which incidentally cover all of this material while actually being informative and entertaining. Kingpin, Dark Market, Krebs, etc. are all vastly better books.… (meer)