Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw - Mark Bowden - 2002 Penguin Paperback

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Condition: Acceptable. See images for more details Blurb: A tour de force of investigative journalism-this is the story of the violent rise and fall of Pablo Escobar, the head of t he 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 U.S.-led covert sixteen-month manhunt. 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." Award: Cornelius Ryan Award (2001) Show more