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

A tour de force of investigative journalism-Killing Pablo is the story of the violent rise and fall of Pablo Escobar the head of the Colombian Medellin cocaine cartel Escobars 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 US-led covert sixteen-month manhunt With unprecedented access to important playersincluding 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 Escobars intercepted phone conversations Bowden has produced a gripping narrative that is a stark portrayal of rough justice in the real world.