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A TELEGRAPH THRILLER OF THE YEAR

'A wild ride' Ian Rankin
'Tough and uncompromising: you'll be glad you read it' Lee Child
'Hilarious, gripping, poetic. I loved it' Adrian McKinty, author of The Chain
'Gripping from beginning to end' Independent
'Intoxicating and chilling' Observer
'Pacy and exciting' Daily Telegraph
'Vivid…

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This brave thriller set in Mexico follows a reporter covering the grand schemes of collusion between government officials, government institutions, police and military forces, as well as United States agencies and foreign militias involved in the Mexican drug trade and the various levels of riches it has to offer.

It paints a realistic journalistic picture of the conflict and guides us with the pace of a crime novel into the very real dangers faced by journalists throughout a Mexican social landscape of violence. 

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