Killing Pablo : The Hunt for the Worlds Greatest Outlaw

English

ISBN: 0142000957

EAN: 9780142000953

Category: Social Science / Criminology/True Crime / General/Political Science / Law Enforcement/Political Science / International Relations / General/

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

Release Date: 03/21/2002

Age Range: 18-UP

Synopsis: A tour de force of investigative journalism-this is the story of the violent rise and fall of Pablo Escobar, the head of the Colombian Medellin cocaine cartel. Escobars 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 U.S.-led covert sixteen-month manhunt. 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 Escobars intercepted phone conversations, Bowden has produced a gripping narrative that is a stark portrayal of rough justice in the real world.

Killing Pablo : The Hunt for the Worlds Greatest Outlaw

Illustrated: No

Format: UK-B Format Paperback

Height: 0.67 inches

Width: 5.52 inches

Length: 8.42 inches

Weight: 9.77 oz

Pages: 304