Mexico citybased journalist grillo has reported from the region since 2001. It is a piercing portrait of a drug trade that turns ordinary men into mass murderers, as well as a diagnosis of what drives the cartels and what gives them such power. The emerging genre of narcoliterature is the special focus this week on latin pulse. A gripping, sobering account of how mexican drug gangs have transformed into a criminal insurgency that threatens the nations democracy and reaches across to the united states.
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Nov, 2012 a gripping, sobering account of how mexican drug gangs have transformed into a criminal insurgency that threatens the nations democracy and reaches across to the united states. The world has watched stunned at the bloodshed in mexico. The program takes an indepth look at awardwinning mexican author, elmer mendoza, regarded by critics as the leading voice in this area of crime literature. Listen to soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 14 tracks. Inside mexicos criminal insurgency kindle edition by grillo, ioan. The point of view skitters among a halfdozen or so charactersall narcos, apart from the. Narco x is an incredible story of one mans journey from australia to the depths of the amazon. Narco xbuy sensational book at amazonsteven valentino. Corrupcion y politicos con nexos a narcotraficantes. Las guerras ocultas del narco the drug lords hidden. Stream tracks and playlists from on your desktop or mobile device. Books based in reykjavik, oslo, or barcelona now vie with homegrown works set in more recognisable, downatheel locations like manchester or. The last narco is essential reading about one of the most pressing and dramatic stories in the news todaya true crime thriller happening in real time. Blog del narco is an internet sensation which has chronicled mexicos drug war with graphic images and shocking stories few others dare show.
Jul 28, 20 crime fiction has become a truly global genre. Essential because it explains in common sense terms what has happened and continues to happen to our southern neighbor. The bloody rise of mexican drug cartels by grillo, ioan isbn. This book should be required reading for anyone interested in understanding why there is such a drug war, how it started, and why its not going to go away anytime soon. Asesinos a sueldo, extorsion, asesinatos en masa y terror generalizado tienen en.
May 16, 20 blog del narco is an internet sensation which has chronicled mexicos drug war with graphic images and shocking stories few others dare show. Inside mexicos criminal insurgency by ioan grillo is an outstanding chronicle of the mexican drug war. Steven valentino is the australian george jung who managed to not get sent to prison for life. A gripping, sobering account of how mexican drug gangs have transformed into a criminal insurgency that threatens the nations democracy and spirals into the united states. This book is so outrageous it has to be true from start to finish. Accomplished, chilling account of the murderous growth of mexican drug cartels. Las guerras ocultas del narco the drug lords hidden wars. The cartel, winslows sixteenth novel, takes place between 2004 and 2012, mostly in mexico. Additionally, the houston chronicle said that blog del narco is a gritty, frontrow seat to mexicos drug war. Ioan grillo has reported on latin america since 2001 for international media including time magazine, reuters, cnn, the associated press, pbs newshour, the houston chronicle, cbc, and the sunday telegraph.
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