Geek Mafia: Black Hat Blues

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Location: A security convention - the perfect place for hackers, security experts and tech geeks to gather and discuss the latest gossips, hacks and cons. For Paul, Chloe and their crew, it is the ideal hunting ground for their most ambitious plan to date. After a year of undercover recruiting across the country, they have acrew of elite, anarchy driven activists. Under the cover of the most prestigious hacker event, they're going up against US congress to take them down - it's the biggest challenge they've faced and a gripping read.

Reviews

"Filled with charming geek humor, thoroughly likable characters, and a relentless plot..."
--Cory Doctorow, co-editor of BoingBoing, on the Geek Mafia books"

"A first rate example of geek fiction getting it right. Black Hat Blues gives new meaning to the term 'hacker con'--you won't want to put it down."
--Heidi Potter, Shmoocon organizer

"Rick Dakan is one of the few fiction authors working today who tries to understand hacker culture not as a sideshow or scare tactic, but as a way of living a life. His words ring with honest research."
--Jason Scott, director of BBS: The Documentary

Author Bio

Rick Dakan was the lead designer of the online game City of Heroes and he is the author of many role-playing game books, including Conspiracy X, Deadlands, Dungeons & Dragons, Kult, Vampire: The Masquerade, and Wraith: The Oblivion. He is also the author of several novels, including Greek Mafia and Rise of the Titans. He lives in Sarasota, Florida.