Killing Pablo by Mark Bowden
The bestselling blockbusting story of how American Special Forces hunted down and assassinated the head of the world's biggest cocaine cartel.
Now the subject of the hit Netflix series Narcos.
A tour de force of investigative journalism, Killing Pablo tells the story of the violent rise and fall of Pablo Escobar, the head of the Colombian Medellin cocaine cartel. Escobar's criminal empire held a nation of thirty million hostage in a reign of terror that would only end with his death.
In an intense, up-close account, award-winning journalist Mark Bowden exposes details never before revealed about the covert sixteen-month manhunt that was led by US Special Forces and intelligence services. With unprecedented access to important players - including Colombian president Cisar Gaviria and the incorruptible head of the special police unit that pursued Escobar, Colonel Hugo Martinez - as well as top-secret documents and transcripts of Escobar's intercepted phone conversations, Bowden has produced a gripping narrative that is a stark portrayal of rough justice in the real world.
About the Author
Mark Bowden is the author of eleven books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller Black Hawk Down. He reported at The Philadelphia Inquirer for twenty years and now writes for Vanity Fair, The Atlantic and other magazines. His most recent book is The Finish: The Killing of Osama bin Laden.
Format: Paperback | 410 pages
Dimensions (cm): 3.4 x 12.8 x 19.5 | 362g
Publication Date: 24 Aug 2016
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
Illustrations note: illustrations
ISBN10: 1786490714
ISBN13: 9781786490711
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Some minor damage to the cover including very minor scuff marks along the edges, and obvious creasing on the bottom-left corner of the back cover, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with very minimal creasing but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. An aged and slightly worn, but still very clean, solid and readable copy.