It’s absolutely relentless, epic in its scope and cinematic in its delivery. This was a huge disappointment. You no longer care. Barrera’s final legacy is the heroin epidemic scourging America. The Cartel read more. Very glad I did. In a story that moves from deserts of Mexico to Wall Street, from the slums of Guatemala to the marbled corridors of Washington, D.C., Winslow follows a new generation of narcos, the cops who fight them, street traffickers, addicts, politicians, money-launderers, real-estate moguls, and mere children fleeing the violence for the chance of a life in a new country. Unable to add item to List. Beautifully written and very well researched. Like the Godfather by Mario Puzo, you try to figure out who each fictional character is in reality, Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2019. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. ⁠Greyhounds "Spirituelle," owned by Mr. R. N. Stollery. " Shocking in its brutality, raw in its humanity, The Border is an unflinching portrait of modern America, a story of—and for—our time. When the fourteen years which Nature permits. The main plot development is a micrometer thin disguised lefty fanboy fantasy attack on Donald trump. Story jumped all over the place, and it didn’t have the same gripping flow as the prior two books. Thoroughly enjoyed this gritty, violent novel about the quest for power in the drug wars between the U.S.A and South America. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel. Art Keller is back and he's being hunted... That's all I'm going to stay about the plot for fear of spoiling this fantastic book for readers, but I will describe my reading experience. You make them break their fucking hands knocking you out, you let them know that they’ve been in a fight, you give them something to remember you by every time they look in a mirror.”, “The Americans take a product that literally grows on trees and turn it into a valuable commodity. Characters started flattening out, repetitive gun battles where it seemed the major characters had an almost hobbit-like ability to survive, and a general sense of looseness as the epic subject (the drug wars) seemed to go beyond Winslow's pulpish grasp. The Power of the Dog. This page was last edited on 20 August 2014, at 11:54. The rest can be filed under "far left sleaze" and hopefully soon relegated to Half Price Books bargain tables. Over the span of two decades DEA agent Art Keller pursues an obsessive Ahab-like vendetta against Mexican cartel kingpin Adan Berrera, resulting in a grandly addictive tale full of violence, betrayal and moral ambiguity. The tragic pointlessness of the War on Drugs provides the backdrop to Don Winslow’s crime epic. THE BLOODHOUND by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. When the body that lived at your single will. When the spirit that answered your every mood. – Stephen King, "One of the best thriller writers on the planet." A historical novel of the history of the Mexican drug cartels, with a stupefyingly-epic scope that reaches all the way back to the Vietnam War and continues through the late 1990s, encompassing real life political events such as the Phoenix Program and Operation Condor, all twisted together with the barely fictional characters until you won't be able to tell what's real and what isn't. This book is also a historical novel and almost everything in it is based on some historical fact. This is the type of book that doesn't come around too often. When the body that lived at your single will,With its whimper of welcome, is stilled (how still! Like the "War on Terror" that followed it, the War on Drugs is the result of corrupt mismanagement, inadequate policies, and an unclear objective. When that goes beyond a certain point, your characters begin to hollow out and become cartoons or pieces to move around. But this unfair as this is really a thriller at heart (especially its finale) more inspired by Coppola and Scorsese movies than any literary forebears. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. His obsession to defeat the world’s most powerful, wealthy, and lethal kingpin?the godfather of the Sinaloa Cartel, Adán Barrera?has left him bloody and scarred, cost him the people he loves, even taken a piece of his soul. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. His nephew, Adan Barrera, is his worthy successor. Bad move. . Directed by Jane Campion. The Power of Pets. At least I didn't. About half of the book is readable although the characters are mostly stereotypes apparently derived from countless B movies dealing with the drug trade. TORONTO. But this unfair as this is really a thriller at heart (especially its finale. Meanwhile the poor have no health insurance, the middle class has it but it stinks and lacks mental health coverage. There was a problem loading your book clubs. A corrupt New York cop working for the department's elite crime-fighting squad is forced to choose between his family, his fellow officers and his life.