neth·er·world

neth·er·world
/ˈnɛðɚˌwɚld/ noun, pl -worlds
1 the netherworld literary : the world of the dead :hell
2 [count] : a place unknown to most people where secret and often illegal things are done
— usually singular

The book describes the author's journey into the netherworld of drug dealers.

a criminal netherworld


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