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Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw

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Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw

A tour de force of investigative journalism --- this is 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 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.

Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw
by Mark Bowden

  • Publication Date: April 2, 2002
  • Genres: Nonfiction
  • Paperback: 296 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books
  • ISBN-10: 0142000957
  • ISBN-13: 9780142000953