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Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw
Killing Pablo The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw
Author: Mark Bowden
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. 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 B...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780142000953
ISBN-10: 0142000957
Publication Date: 4/2/2002
Pages: 296
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3.7 stars, based on 59 ratings
Publisher: Penguin Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Found it amazing that all of this was going on during this time. All I could think of was episodes of Miami Vice when I was reading this, it's hard to believe these things really happened. Not as much about US Special Forces as I was looking for, but it was a good book.
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Excellent read. I really did not realize this was going on just 15-20 years ago. It's amazing what flat out greed will bring people to do without a second thought.
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Coming from a person who has an insiders view of this type of police work, this is a great book and reads like a first rate novel.
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Another great book from Mark Bowden, the Author of "Black Hawk Down".
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This book is a very well-written, gripping account of not only the hunt for the "world's greatest outlaw" but also of the horrifying climate in Columbia created by the drug trade.

It would be a great read for those who like thrillers, mysteries, action novels and even history buffs, as the author sets up the book nicely with a succinct history of the troubled South American nation.

This book also offers a fascinating window into the U.S. agencies involved in international policing, and details the paradigm shift initiated by the Bush administration toward engaging the U.S. military in its first battle in a drug war.
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Not as good as "Black Hawk Down" but worth a read though it gets a little repetitive. Amazing story about how bad things were in Colombia during Escobar's reign of terror.
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Wonderfully written book by a great author. Really riveting.


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