Murdoch's Pirates: Before the phone hacking, there was Rupert's pay-TV

'This book reads like a spy novel full of personal drama, colourful identities, and issues of high principle.' - Canberra Times 'Murdoch's Pirates is a staggering feat of research' - Sydney Morning Herald What happens when one of the biggest media groups in the world sets up its own private security force? What happens when part of this operation goes rogue? News of the World is not the first Murdoch company to be accused of skullduggery. Murdoch's Pirates is about the dark deeds of a secret division of News Corp, based in Jerusalem, operating in a combustible world of ambitious ex Scotland Yard men and former French and Israeli secret service agents, who have one thing in common - they have all left their previous employment under controversial circumstances. Reading like a thriller, Murdoch's Pirates is set in the arcane world of hackers and pirates. There are mysterious deaths, break-ins and wild chases. Some of the individuals involved may well be amongst the brightest minds on the planet, but sometimes their rivalry can get out of hand and their impulsive behaviour can defy logic. Neil Chenoweth recounts this clandestine war with his customary lucidity, drollery and brio.