{"product_id":"9781541702707","title":"Dark Wire","description":"Author: Joseph Cox\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781541702707\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 13 Jan 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of how the FBI secretly used an encrypted phone company to infiltrate one of the world's largest crime syndicates, revealing how the underworld has become a globalized economy in its own right--one that can't be policed without crossing complicated ethical boundaries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten \"in the manner of a good crime thriller\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), the inside story of the largest law-enforcement sting operation ever, in which the FBI created its own tech start-up to wiretap the world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2018, a powerful app for secure communications called Anom took root among organized criminals. They believed Anom allowed them to conduct business in the shadows. Except for one thing: It was secretly run by the FBI.? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBackdoor access to Anom and a series of related investigations granted American, Australian, and European authorities a front-row seat to the underworld.?Tens of?thousands of?criminals worldwide appeared in full view of the same agents they were trying to evade. International smugglers, money launderers, hitmen: a sprawling illicit global economy as efficient and interconnected as the legal one. Officers watched drug shipments and murder plots unfold, making arrests without blowing their cover.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing a new epilogue with crucial updates to the case,?\u003ci\u003eDark Wire?\u003c\/i\u003ereveals the true scale and stakes of this unprecedented operation through the agents and criminals who were there. This is a fly-on-the-wall thriller for the modern world, where no one can be sure who is watching.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67970660073630,"sku":"ADS-9781541702707","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781541702707.jpg?v=1794186573","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781541702707","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}