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During the mid-1980s Howard Marks had forty-three aliases, eighty-nine phone lines and owned twenty-five companies trading throughout the world. At the height of his career he was smuggling consignments of up to thirty tons of marijuana, and had contact with organisations as diverse as MI6, the CIA, the IRA and the Mafia. Following a worldwide operation by the Drugs Enforcement Agency, he was busted and sentenced to twenty-five years in prison at Terre Haute Penitentiary, Indiana. He was released in April 1995 after serving seven years of his sentence.
A dark and compelling read from a writer who knows his world from the inside out - a very impressive debut. I can't wait for Marks's next -- M. R. Hall A thrilling debut novel - Catrin Price is an engaging heroine -- Kate Ellis Britain's best loved retired dope dealer shows unexpected talents in this debut thriller. * The Independent * Howard Marks has squatter's rights in the world of crime. And it shows -- Graham Hurley A sublime piece of crime writing... Sympathy for Devil is a breathtaking debut. It is perfectly plotted, often eerie, always evocative, and utterly thrilling throughout * Bookgeeks.co.uk *
