Killing Pablo

The True Story Behind the Hit Series Narcos

Mark Bowden

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English

Atlantic Books
01 September 2016

Biography; True crime; Organised crime

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.

By: Mark Bowden
Imprint: Atlantic Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 373g
ISBN: 9781786490711
ISBN 10: 1786490714
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 01 September 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Killing Pablo: The True Story Behind the Hit Series Narcos

Vivid, fast-paced and well researched * Sunday Times * A remarkable opus of investigative journalism * The Times * Mark Bowden's thrilling, completely engrossing book brings the man and his bloody times to vivid life. I couldn't put it down. -- Howard Marks Powerfully written and well researched * Independent on Sunday * A psychotic safari * Daily Mail * A master of narrative journalism, Bowden employs the same techniques of reconstructing scenes and dialogue that made his bestselling Black Hawk Down gripping reading. * New York Times * A well researched and staggering account. * Time Out * A brilliant reconstruction... Clear and gripping * Evening Standard * Reads like a Clancyesque thriller, it's fast-paced, full of page-turning intrigue, corruption, and thwarted pursuit. * San Francisco Chronicle * A compelling, almost Shakespearean tale * Los Angeles Times * If ever there was a real-life James Bond villain, Pablo Escobar was it... 10 times better than any fictional crime story * Uncut *