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Author: Bruce Porter
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Imprint: St. Martin's Press
Dimensions:
Width: 16.00cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 23.90cm
Weight: 0.499kg
ISBN: 9781250031778
ISBN 10: 125003177
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 19 April 2016
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Reviews
Fascinating look at the international drug trade. . . . 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 This amazing true story could have been written for the big screen. . . . the narrative races along like a film script. . . . 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
Fascinating look at the international drug trade. . . . 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 This amazing true story could have been written for the big screen. . . . the narrative races along like a film script. . . . 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
Fascinating look at the international drug trade. . . . 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 This amazing true story could have been written for the big screen. . . . the narrative races along like a film script. . . . 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 Fascinating look at the international drug trade. . . . 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 This amazing true story could have been written for the big screen. . . . the narrative races along like a film script. . . . 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 Fascinating look at the international drug trade. . . . 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 This amazing true story could have been written for the big screen. . . . the narrative races along like a film script. . . . 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
Fascinating look at the international drug trade. . . . 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 This amazing true story could have been written for the big screen. . . . the narrative races along like a film script. . . . 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
Fascinating look at the international drug trade. . . . 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 This amazing true story could have been written for the big screen. . . . the narrative races along like a film script. . . . 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
Author Information
BRUCE PORTER is a former writer for Newsweek and a professor at the Columbia Journalism School who has written for the Washington Post, New York Times Magazine, Playboy, and Rolling Stone, as well as dozens of other magazines and newspapers. His first book, Blow, was a bestselling New York Times Notable Book and was made into a major motion picture. Bruce lives in New York City.
