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Killing Pablo

The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw

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Killing Pablo

By: Mark Bowden
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 On July 22, 1992, Colombian druglord Pablo Escobar walked out of the luxurious prison he built for himself and disappeared into the Colombian jungle. His audacious escape destroyed the nation's tenuous cease-fire with its infamous narcos, and pushed it into open war with the Medellin drug cartel.

Over the coming days and weeks, the United States launched a joint military and intelligence operation with the Colombian government, assembling a team of expert personnel and an arsenal of state-of-the-art weaponry and surveillance technology the likes of which the world had never seen. Their mission: to track down Pablo.

But this time, they knew it would not be enough to just capture Escobar. This time, they would have to finish the job. This time, they were going to kill him.

©2001 Mark Bowden, All Rights Reserved (P)2001 Simon & Schuster Inc. Americas South America True Crime United States Nonfiction Thrillers

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Editor reviews

I found Mark Bowden's book very informative and on target with an honest and detailed description of the events that occurred during the hunt for Pablo Escobar. I really liked how Bowden was able to successfully portray both sides of the story: the Colombian side, with all the corruption and weak government; and the American side and all the tactics and operations the CIA/FBI/DEA and other organizations ran in Colombia. A must-listen for any person trying to learn more about the history of Pablo Escobar, narco-terrorism, the drug war, and much more. (Alejandro, Customer Service Representative)

Critic reviews

"A gripping investigation...fascinating." ( Booklist)
"Bowden hits another home run..." ( Publishers Weekly)
"A master of narrative journalism." ( The New York Times Book Review)
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I thought by listening to this I'd gain a more detailed insight to what I had already seen on the Netflix series. I was wrong.

Watch Narcos on Netflix instead

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Would you consider the audio edition of Killing Pablo to be better than the print version?

Not read it

What was one of the most memorable moments of Killing Pablo?

When they took down the mountain.....

What about Mark Bowden’s performance did you like?

Good and solid

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

NO

Any additional comments?

Worth a listen, interesting how a bully and a thug with a bit of charm can take over a country....

Very interesting story

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This book helps with the nuances that you may miss or have been reconstructed in Netflix's Narcos due to 'creative licences'. It's worth a listen for that reason and I enjoyed listening to the author who does a great job of creating a narrative that you almost don't want to hear the end to. I would suggest listening/reading to this after understanding some of the main characters in the plot, this will certainly help place them in this story.

Worth listening to after watching Netflix's Narcos

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Being just a teenager when the terror and manhunt happened, still remember these events in the news as it was yesterday.

Great recollection of the events

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Well written and narrated, gives a good insight into the lead up to the events and interesting to know the background from 1948 onwards on the history and culture, which answers the questions of the loyalty the public have to Pablo.

Excellent

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I have watched and read many books and articles on this topic and this by far is the stand out work I have enjoyed.
It wasn't flowery romantic it was portrayed as it was. Ruthless and violent.

Good read

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it was ok i think there should be more in depth details on the lofe and tomes of escobar
finito

decent

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I enjoyed this book due to its massive build up and its notorius inevetibilility of the ending.

Great book.

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my favourite book even better in audio a must read/listen only wish there was more

awesome

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