A New York Times Bestseller
GoodReads Choice Awards
Best Nonfiction Books of 2017.
Apple Best Books of 2017
Apple iBooks Best Books of the Year.
Amazon 100 Best Books of 2017
Among the top 100 books of the year.
Audible Best True Crime book of 2017
"Meticulously researched and beautifully constructed.
This a listen that you simply cannot turn off."
Audible Essential Reads
"The Audible Essentials is our list of 100 absolute must-listens.
These are the books that stand the test
of time: vetted by our listeners and hand-picked
by our editors as examples of excellence."
The New York Times
“A neck-breaking plot twist... Bilton’s impressive reporting
gives more space to a story that could use some sprawl."
Amazon's Best Book of the Month
Amazon Editors' top pick for the best books of May.
"American Kingpin is addictive reading.” — Seira Wilson, The Amazon Book Review
Apple Best Books of May
Among Apple iBooks Editors' best books of May.
Audible
Listeners Are Calling This The "Best Book of the Year"
NYT "Editor's Choice" Bestseller
“A comprehensive, breezily written narrative."
The Globe and Mail
“An astonishingly well-researched narrative…
Bilton's storytelling bears not so much as a trace of fat;
the book he's conjured is so sharp and bright
that it can be whipped through in the
airport lounge before the flight takes off."
The Philadelphia Inquirer
“Bilton is a splendid investigative reporter
[and] provides an addictive account of
Ulbricht's 'ultimate free-market idea'."
Kirkus Reviews
"Engrossing... Bilton writes in a breezy, colloquial style...
A fast-paced, readable true-crime tale that frames
the likely future of the underground economy."
LitHub
“A ripping true crime story.
Bilton skillfully lays out the complicated investigation."
Inc. Magazine
“Bilton's specialty is the deep dive...
a genuine page-turner, and the best book I've read this year.”
HuffPost
"The book is amazing."
Business Insider
"The book reads like a novel."
Bloomberg Businessweek
"Cinematic... a page turner with a clever (and subversive) framing."
The New York Daily News
"Astonishing!"
Wall Street Journal
“Drawing on an impressive stockpile of research, Mr. Bilton documents
Ulbricht’s mental state in great detail, producing a portrait of a young man
experiencing the heady mix of exhilaration and terror that
accompanies becoming an immensely successful criminal.”
National Catholic Register
"Kingpin is a powerful story, one that I would
have been ignorant of and that, honestly,
probably affects me more than I would have thought."
Forbes Best Books of the Summer 2017
Best Nonfiction Books of 2017.
Apple Best Books of 2017
Apple iBooks Best Books of the Year.
Amazon 100 Best Books of 2017
Among the top 100 books of the year.
Audible Best True Crime book of 2017
"Meticulously researched and beautifully constructed.
This a listen that you simply cannot turn off."
Audible Essential Reads
"The Audible Essentials is our list of 100 absolute must-listens.
These are the books that stand the test
of time: vetted by our listeners and hand-picked
by our editors as examples of excellence."
The New York Times
“A neck-breaking plot twist... Bilton’s impressive reporting
gives more space to a story that could use some sprawl."
Amazon's Best Book of the Month
Amazon Editors' top pick for the best books of May.
"American Kingpin is addictive reading.” — Seira Wilson, The Amazon Book Review
Apple Best Books of May
Among Apple iBooks Editors' best books of May.
Audible
Listeners Are Calling This The "Best Book of the Year"
NYT "Editor's Choice" Bestseller
“A comprehensive, breezily written narrative."
The Globe and Mail
“An astonishingly well-researched narrative…
Bilton's storytelling bears not so much as a trace of fat;
the book he's conjured is so sharp and bright
that it can be whipped through in the
airport lounge before the flight takes off."
The Philadelphia Inquirer
“Bilton is a splendid investigative reporter
[and] provides an addictive account of
Ulbricht's 'ultimate free-market idea'."
Kirkus Reviews
"Engrossing... Bilton writes in a breezy, colloquial style...
A fast-paced, readable true-crime tale that frames
the likely future of the underground economy."
LitHub
“A ripping true crime story.
Bilton skillfully lays out the complicated investigation."
Inc. Magazine
“Bilton's specialty is the deep dive...
a genuine page-turner, and the best book I've read this year.”
HuffPost
"The book is amazing."
Business Insider
"The book reads like a novel."
Bloomberg Businessweek
"Cinematic... a page turner with a clever (and subversive) framing."
The New York Daily News
"Astonishing!"
Wall Street Journal
“Drawing on an impressive stockpile of research, Mr. Bilton documents
Ulbricht’s mental state in great detail, producing a portrait of a young man
experiencing the heady mix of exhilaration and terror that
accompanies becoming an immensely successful criminal.”
National Catholic Register
"Kingpin is a powerful story, one that I would
have been ignorant of and that, honestly,
probably affects me more than I would have thought."
Forbes Best Books of the Summer 2017
