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Pattern Recognition
by William Gibson • 2003
Allergic to logos, a consultant is hired to trace eerie film fragments, then the break-ins begin.
3.88
53k+
Pattern Recognition Summary
Pattern Recognition 90%
Allergic to logos, a consultant is hired to trace eerie film fragments, then the break-ins begin.
by William Gibson 2003
3.88
53k+ ratings
Google Hacks
by Rael Dornfest • 2003
Hidden syntax, tools, and 800 million Usenet messages: how to find anything with Google.
3.68
301
Google Hacks Summary
Google Hacks 89%
Hidden syntax, tools, and 800 million Usenet messages: how to find anything with Google.
by Rael Dornfest 2003
3.68
301 ratings
Bleeding Edge
by Thomas Pynchon • 2013
A defrocked investigator follows a tech firm's money into a virtual underworld as catastrophe looms.
3.62
14k+
Bleeding Edge Summary
Bleeding Edge 89%
A defrocked investigator follows a tech firm's money into a virtual underworld as catastrophe looms.
by Thomas Pynchon 2013
3.62
14k+ ratings
The Cyber Effect
by Mary Aiken • 2016
A cyberpsychologist reveals the dark web's psychology: why anonymity brings out the worst in us.
3.74
2k+
The Cyber Effect Summary
The Cyber Effect 89%
A cyberpsychologist reveals the dark web's psychology: why anonymity brings out the worst in us.
by Mary Aiken 2016
3.74
2k+ ratings
Donde surgen las sombras
by David Lozano Garbala • 2006
Three friends trace a missing gamer to a live-streamed torture ring hidden under Zaragoza.
3.64
3k+
Donde surgen las sombras Summary
Donde surgen las sombras 89%
Three friends trace a missing gamer to a live-streamed torture ring hidden under Zaragoza.
by David Lozano Garbala 2006
3.64
3k+ ratings
The Art of Invisibility
by Kevin D. Mitnick • 2017
From encrypted messages to burner devices, a hacker guide to vanishing from always-on surveillance.
3.98
5k+
The Art of Invisibility Summary
The Art of Invisibility 88%
From encrypted messages to burner devices, a hacker guide to vanishing from always-on surveillance.
by Kevin D. Mitnick 2017
3.98
5k+ ratings
We Are Anonymous
by Parmy Olson • 2012
The internet's most notorious hacker collective was run by an FBI informant for eight months.
3.97
3k+
We Are Anonymous Summary
We Are Anonymous 88%
The internet's most notorious hacker collective was run by an FBI informant for eight months.
by Parmy Olson 2012
3.97
3k+ ratings
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It
by Jonathan L. Zittrain • 2008
Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.
3.86
1k+
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It Summary
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It 88%
Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.
by Jonathan L. Zittrain 2008
3.86
1k+ ratings
Lurking
by Joanne McNeil • 2020
Quiet observers were the heart of the early web. Then the internet turned them into data.
3.75
889
Lurking Summary
Lurking 88%
Quiet observers were the heart of the early web. Then the internet turned them into data.
by Joanne McNeil 2020
3.75
889 ratings
Future Crimes
by Marc Goodman • 2015
Crime went corporate. The dark web runs like Amazon, and your digital exhaust is its inventory.
3.92
4k+
Future Crimes Summary
Future Crimes 88%
Crime went corporate. The dark web runs like Amazon, and your digital exhaust is its inventory.
by Marc Goodman 2015
3.92
4k+ ratings
Born Digital
by John Palfrey • 2008
When childhood happens online, identity is public, privacy erodes, and creativity becomes remix.
3.62
1k+
Born Digital Summary
Born Digital 88%
When childhood happens online, identity is public, privacy erodes, and creativity becomes remix.
by John Palfrey 2008
3.62
1k+ ratings
American Kingpin
by Nick Bilton • 2017
One man, one laptop, a billion in drugs. The manhunt that started with an envelope.
4.41
55k+
American Kingpin Summary
American Kingpin 88%
One man, one laptop, a billion in drugs. The manhunt that started with an envelope.
by Nick Bilton 2017
4.41
55k+ ratings
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar
by P.W. Singer • 2013
The Internet trusts everyone. That made it a battlefield where attackers rarely get caught.
3.83
1k+
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar Summary
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar 88%
The Internet trusts everyone. That made it a battlefield where attackers rarely get caught.
by P.W. Singer 2013
3.83
1k+ ratings
The Girl in the Spider's Web
by David Lagercrantz • 2015
Journalist and hacker reunite to protect a boy whose father was murdered for his AI research.
3.81
170k+
The Girl in the Spider's Web Summary
The Girl in the Spider's Web 88%
Journalist and hacker reunite to protect a boy whose father was murdered for his AI research.
by David Lagercrantz 2015
3.81
170k+ ratings
The Cuckoo's Egg
by Clifford Stoll • 1989
A 75-cent error, a pager, one astronomer chasing a KGB spy through military networks.
4.28
16k+
The Cuckoo's Egg Summary
The Cuckoo's Egg 88%
A 75-cent error, a pager, one astronomer chasing a KGB spy through military networks.
by Clifford Stoll 1989
4.28
16k+ ratings
Dataclysm
by Christian Rudder • 2014
Big data from dating sites and social media exposes the uncomfortable truths we hide from ourselves.
3.73
12k+
Dataclysm Summary
Dataclysm 88%
Big data from dating sites and social media exposes the uncomfortable truths we hide from ourselves.
by Christian Rudder 2014
3.73
12k+ ratings
Kingpin
by Kevin Poulsen • 2011
Max Butler was the FBI's secret weapon. Then he conquered the credit card underground.
3.97
8k+
Kingpin Summary
Kingpin 88%
Max Butler was the FBI's secret weapon. Then he conquered the credit card underground.
by Kevin Poulsen 2011
3.97
8k+ ratings
Estéticas liminales
by Valentina Tanni • 2023
What if vaporwave, creepypasta wikis, and liminal spaces are the real heart of contemporary art?
4.32
428
Estéticas liminales Summary
Estéticas liminales 88%
What if vaporwave, creepypasta wikis, and liminal spaces are the real heart of contemporary art?
by Valentina Tanni 2023
4.32
428 ratings
Good Girl, Bad Blood
by Holly Jackson • 2020
Police dismiss a missing man. A teen podcaster breaks her vow to never investigate again.
4.25
798k+
Good Girl, Bad Blood Summary
Good Girl, Bad Blood 88%
Police dismiss a missing man. A teen podcaster breaks her vow to never investigate again.
by Holly Jackson 2020
4.25
798k+ ratings
The New Digital Age
by Eric Schmidt • 2013
Five billion new internet users will change war, privacy, and revolution forever.
3.33
3k+
The New Digital Age Summary
The New Digital Age 88%
Five billion new internet users will change war, privacy, and revolution forever.
by Eric Schmidt 2013
3.33
3k+ ratings
Dragnet Nation
by Julia Angwin • 2014
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
3.68
659
Dragnet Nation Summary
Dragnet Nation 87%
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
by Julia Angwin 2014
3.68
659 ratings
Found
by Harlan Coben • 2014
Father's grave: only ashes. Mickey Bolitar hunts a secret rescue network, a missing boy, a killer.
4.15
16k+
Found Summary
Found 87%
Father's grave: only ashes. Mickey Bolitar hunts a secret rescue network, a missing boy, a killer.
by Harlan Coben 2014
4.15
16k+ ratings
The Hacker Crackdown
by Bruce Sterling • 1992
One AT&T crash, one Secret Service raid, and the accidental birth of digital civil liberties
3.80
3k+
The Hacker Crackdown Summary
The Hacker Crackdown 87%
One AT&T crash, one Secret Service raid, and the accidental birth of digital civil liberties
by Bruce Sterling 1992
3.80
3k+ ratings
Tick Tock
by Fern Michaels • 2022
After a car bomb leaves a Sister comatose, the vigilante group tracks down the ex-cons responsible.
4.36
6k+
Tick Tock Summary
Tick Tock 87%
After a car bomb leaves a Sister comatose, the vigilante group tracks down the ex-cons responsible.
by Fern Michaels 2022
4.36
6k+ ratings
Context
by Cory Doctorow • 2011
Copyright law failed creators. The internet didn't; the platforms that locked it down did.
3.66
372
Context Summary
Context 87%
Copyright law failed creators. The internet didn't; the platforms that locked it down did.
by Cory Doctorow 2011
3.66
372 ratings
Digital Fortress
by Dan Brown • 1998
A cryptographer's weekend is interrupted when an unbreakable code threatens to destroy the NSA.
3.71
667k+
Digital Fortress Summary
Digital Fortress 87%
A cryptographer's weekend is interrupted when an unbreakable code threatens to destroy the NSA.
by Dan Brown 1998
3.71
667k+ ratings
The Stranger
by Harlan Coben • 2015
His wife faked her pregnancy. A stranger knew. Now a father's search for truth turns deadly.
3.9
104k+
The Stranger Summary
The Stranger 87%
His wife faked her pregnancy. A stranger knew. Now a father's search for truth turns deadly.
by Harlan Coben 2015
3.9
104k+ ratings
Linguistic Fingerprints
by Roger J. Kreuz • 2023
The hidden patterns in your words identify you better than fingerprints: stylometry reads them.
3.50
20
Linguistic Fingerprints Summary
Linguistic Fingerprints 87%
The hidden patterns in your words identify you better than fingerprints: stylometry reads them.
by Roger J. Kreuz 2023
3.50
20 ratings
Night Film
by Marisha Pessl • 2013
A cult director's daughter dies, a ruined reporter digs, and the horror films start coming true.
3.78
96k+
Night Film Summary
Night Film 87%
A cult director's daughter dies, a ruined reporter digs, and the horror films start coming true.
by Marisha Pessl 2013
3.78
96k+ ratings
Sharp Force
by Patricia Cornwell • 2025
A killer stalks women with holograms. Scarpetta's Christmas autopsy exposes a senator's crimes.
4.08
14k+
Sharp Force Summary
Sharp Force 87%
A killer stalks women with holograms. Scarpetta's Christmas autopsy exposes a senator's crimes.
by Patricia Cornwell 2025
4.08
14k+ ratings
All That We See or Seem
by Ken Liu • 2025
A reclusive hacker hunts for a missing dream artist and uncovers an empire of stolen identity.
3.53
3k+
All That We See or Seem Summary
All That We See or Seem 87%
A reclusive hacker hunts for a missing dream artist and uncovers an empire of stolen identity.
by Ken Liu 2025
3.53
3k+ ratings
There Is No Ethan
by Anna Akbari • 2024
A sociologist is catfished, then teams with his other victims to hunt a master manipulator.
3.56
9k+
There Is No Ethan Summary
There Is No Ethan 87%
A sociologist is catfished, then teams with his other victims to hunt a master manipulator.
by Anna Akbari 2024
3.56
9k+ ratings
Cult of the Dead Cow
by Joseph Menn • 2019
From BBS pranks to Pentagon briefings: how a hacker collective wrote the playbook for cyberdefense.
3.75
2k+
Cult of the Dead Cow Summary
Cult of the Dead Cow 87%
From BBS pranks to Pentagon briefings: how a hacker collective wrote the playbook for cyberdefense.
by Joseph Menn 2019
3.75
2k+ ratings
The Ink Black Heart
by Robert Galbraith • 2022
A cartoonist's murder drives two detectives into a dark online underworld to unmask her tormentor.
4.13
118k+
The Ink Black Heart Summary
The Ink Black Heart 87%
A cartoonist's murder drives two detectives into a dark online underworld to unmask her tormentor.
by Robert Galbraith 2022
4.13
118k+ ratings
The Anarchist In The Library
by Siva Vaidhyanathan • 2004
The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.
3.50
175
The Anarchist In The Library Summary
The Anarchist In The Library 87%
The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.
by Siva Vaidhyanathan 2004
3.50
175 ratings
Practical Packet Analysis
by Chris Sanders • 2007
Slow network, DNS failures, intruders: Wireshark finds the cause when dashboards cannot.
4.10
431
Practical Packet Analysis Summary
Practical Packet Analysis 87%
Slow network, DNS failures, intruders: Wireshark finds the cause when dashboards cannot.
by Chris Sanders 2007
4.10
431 ratings
Inside Cyber Warfare
by Jeffrey Carr • 2009
Cyberwar is a proxy war: states pull the strings, criminals and patriots pull the triggers.
3.36
216
Inside Cyber Warfare Summary
Inside Cyber Warfare 87%
Cyberwar is a proxy war: states pull the strings, criminals and patriots pull the triggers.
by Jeffrey Carr 2009
3.36
216 ratings
I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom
by Jason Pargin • 2024
A driver, a stranger, a locked box, and an internet that thinks it's a bomb.
3.93
17k+
I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom Summary
I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom 87%
A driver, a stranger, a locked box, and an internet that thinks it's a bomb.
by Jason Pargin 2024
3.93
17k+ ratings
Desconocidos
by David Lozano Garbala • 2018
A teen's online romance leads to a real-world date just as a body with her photograph turns up.
3.47
3k+
Desconocidos Summary
Desconocidos 87%
A teen's online romance leads to a real-world date just as a body with her photograph turns up.
by David Lozano Garbala 2018
3.47
3k+ ratings
Everyday Cybersecurity
by Christopher Cox • 2019
The non-techie's playbook for shutting out hackers, scammers, and identity thieves.
5.00
1
Everyday Cybersecurity Summary
Everyday Cybersecurity 87%
The non-techie's playbook for shutting out hackers, scammers, and identity thieves.
by Christopher Cox 2019
5.00
1 ratings
The Girls in the Falls
by Elle Gray • 2023
A missing teen pulls a sheriff into a predator network buried beneath her quiet town.
4.51
7k+
The Girls in the Falls Summary
The Girls in the Falls 87%
A missing teen pulls a sheriff into a predator network buried beneath her quiet town.
by Elle Gray 2023
4.51
7k+ ratings
Pretty as a Picture
by Elizabeth Little • 2020
A film editor on an island shoot discovers the star posed dead, mirroring the real murder.
3.48
9k+
Pretty as a Picture Summary
Pretty as a Picture 87%
A film editor on an island shoot discovers the star posed dead, mirroring the real murder.
by Elizabeth Little 2020
3.48
9k+ ratings
Missing You
by Harlan Coben • 2014
An NYPD detective discovers her vanished ex on a dating site, where lonely hearts become prey.
4.01
70k+
Missing You Summary
Missing You 87%
An NYPD detective discovers her vanished ex on a dating site, where lonely hearts become prey.
by Harlan Coben 2014
4.01
70k+ ratings
This Book Will Bury Me
by Ashley Winstead • 2025
Grieving her father, a student joins online sleuths to catch a serial killer in small-town Idaho.
3.63
31k+
This Book Will Bury Me Summary
This Book Will Bury Me 87%
Grieving her father, a student joins online sleuths to catch a serial killer in small-town Idaho.
by Ashley Winstead 2025
3.63
31k+ ratings
Coding Freedom
by Gabriella Coleman • 2012
They built a free software revolution while insisting they were not political at all.
3.82
280
Coding Freedom Summary
Coding Freedom 87%
They built a free software revolution while insisting they were not political at all.
by Gabriella Coleman 2012
3.82
280 ratings
Ghost in the Wires
by Kevin D. Mitnick • 2011
He never cracked a password. He cracked people, and the FBI chased him for years.
3.97
28k+
Ghost in the Wires Summary
Ghost in the Wires 87%
He never cracked a password. He cracked people, and the FBI chased him for years.
by Kevin D. Mitnick 2011
3.97
28k+ ratings
Cryptography
by Keith M. Martin • 2020
Your digital life depends on secret math. Who should be able to break it?
3.96
174
Cryptography Summary
Cryptography 87%
Your digital life depends on secret math. Who should be able to break it?
by Keith M. Martin 2020
3.96
174 ratings
The Internet of Us
by Michael Patrick Lynch • 2016
Why the age of unlimited data is making it harder, not easier, to agree on what counts as evidence.
3.50
545
The Internet of Us Summary
The Internet of Us 87%
Why the age of unlimited data is making it harder, not easier, to agree on what counts as evidence.
by Michael Patrick Lynch 2016
3.50
545 ratings
Post-Mortem
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell • 1990
A medical examiner tracks a serial strangler as a saboteur in her office buries the case.
4.03
261k+
Post-Mortem Summary
Post-Mortem 87%
A medical examiner tracks a serial strangler as a saboteur in her office buries the case.
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell 1990
4.03
261k+ ratings
The Big Bad Wolf
by James Patterson • 2003
Alex Cross joins the FBI, hunting a KGB agent who auctions kidnapped women online.
4.04
63k+
The Big Bad Wolf Summary
The Big Bad Wolf 87%
Alex Cross joins the FBI, hunting a KGB agent who auctions kidnapped women online.
by James Patterson 2003
4.04
63k+ ratings
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