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Author: Bruce Porter ,
Roxanne Hernandez
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
Edition: Unabridged edition
ISBN: 9781504736657
ISBN 10: 1504736656
Publication Date: 19 April 2016
Audience:
General/trade
,
General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
This amazing true story could have been written for the big screen...An exciting read...This entertaining and sad story of a woman doing what she has to in order to protect her family will satisfy fans of Blow, Donnie Brasco, and true crime stories. -- Library Journal (starred review) In Porter's hands, Pilar's story will easily hook readers from start to finish; the book reads like an action-packed movie script. -- Publishers Weekly An engaging, improbable true-crime tale that underscores the grandiose futility of the drug war. -- Kirkus Reviews
"An engaging, improbable true-crime tale that underscores the grandiose futility of the drug war. -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" In Porter's hands, Pilar's story will easily hook readers from start to finish; the book reads like an action-packed movie script. -- ""Publishers Weekly"" This amazing true story could have been written for the big screen...An exciting read...This entertaining and sad story of a woman doing what she has to in order to protect her family will satisfy fans of Blow, Donnie Brasco, and true crime stories. -- ""Library Journal (starred review)"""
An engaging, improbable true-crime tale that underscores the grandiose futility of the drug war. -- Kirkus Reviews In Porter's hands, Pilar's story will easily hook readers from start to finish; the book reads like an action-packed movie script. -- Publishers Weekly This amazing true story could have been written for the big screen...An exciting read...This entertaining and sad story of a woman doing what she has to in order to protect her family will satisfy fans of Blow, Donnie Brasco, and true crime stories. -- Library Journal (starred review)
Author Information
Bruce Porter is a former writer for Newsweek and a professor at the Columbia Journalism School. He has written for the Washington Post, New York Times Magazine, Playboy, and Rolling Stone, as well as dozens of other magazines and newspapers. Porter's first book, Blow, was a bestselling New York Times Notable Book and was made into a major motion picture. He lives in New York City. Roxanne Hernandez is an audio narrator and a top narrator choice for young adult, adult drama, and Latin American/Chicano literature. She was a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration in 2011.
