Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw

by Bowden, Mark
ISBN: 9780871137838
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"Bowden has a way of making modern nonfiction read like the best of novels . . . Killing Pablo] is absolutely riveting."--Denver Post

A tour de force of investigative journalism, Killing Pablo is the story of the vio-lent 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 end only 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 Cesar 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.

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Bowden, Mark
  • ISBN: 9780871137838
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.28 x 1.05
  • Number Of Pages: 296
  • Publication Year: 2001

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    JT H. - 2 months ago

    Bowden is a master storyteller, making history read like a thrilling action movie. The depth of Pablo’s story is told brilliantly in this book, as is the entire operation to take him down. I picked this up after I found out Netflix’s Narcos was largely based on this book. A must read for anyone interested in Latin American-US relations as well.

    Tags: Quick Read, Suspenseful, Addictive, Page Turner