THE HANK SHOW

On Sale 10/3/23

Visionary house-painter, drug-running DEA informant, and the creator of the technology that tracks your every move. He built the future but couldn’t outrun his past.
Welcome to THE HANK SHOW.

Hank Asher may be the most important person you’ve never heard of. The Hank Show is deeply researched, thoroughly entertaining, and totally terrifying. Elizabeth Kolbert Beautifully reported, utterly fascinating, and often chilling. Bethany McLean, co-author of The Smartest Guys in the Room This is one of those rare and mind-blowing books that changes how you see the world . . . Funk is an absolute master of nonfiction narrative, and here he is telling the story for our age. Christopher Leonard, New York Times bestselling author of Kochland and The Lords of Easy Money Funk’s brilliant account stands alongside The Soul of a New Machine and Hackers as a classic of technology reporting. Jason Fagone, bestselling author of The Woman Who Smashed Codes Thrilling, bracing, and brilliantly reported . . . The Hank Show is so much fun to read that you can almost forget at times how frightening it is. Jeff Sharlet, New York Times bestselling author of The Undertow Funk’s research is impressive, the story fascinating and dreadful. Tracy Kidder, author of Rough Sleepers and The Soul of a New Machine