https://rohandrake.com/blog.html Intelligence briefings on cybercrime, technology, and digital investigations from Rohan Drake. en-us Sat, 03 Oct 2026 05:47:05 GMT rohandrakeauthor@gmail.com (Rohan Drake) rohandrakeauthor@gmail.com (Rohan Drake) generate_rss.py 60 https://rohandrake.com/post.html?id=d8e0d35e-4e56-4420-8d8a-3425a9141c0b https://rohandrake.com/post.html?id=d8e0d35e-4e56-4420-8d8a-3425a9141c0b Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:30:00 GMT rohandrakeauthor@gmail.com (Rohan Drake) Goodreads Giveaway thanks. https://rohandrake.com/post.html?id=940a1247-7a95-4a34-8676-c2d835ab8974 https://rohandrake.com/post.html?id=940a1247-7a95-4a34-8676-c2d835ab8974 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT rohandrakeauthor@gmail.com (Rohan Drake) A thriller keeps you turning pages when unanswered questions, dangerous decisions, and unexpected discoveries create momentum that makes stopping feel impossible. https://rohandrake.com/post.html?id=cbeb26ff-280b-41de-9ddf-603a6da2938f https://rohandrake.com/post.html?id=cbeb26ff-280b-41de-9ddf-603a6da2938f Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT rohandrakeauthor@gmail.com (Rohan Drake) A great thriller doesn't need to be realistic in every detail. 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