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

from Whisper1

Excellently written, and while the life of Pablo Escobar was filled with violence, the author tries not to be dramatic regarding the way in which Escobar. killed, tortured, held a country in grips, and went down in history as one of the greatest Cocaine lords . It took a team of many to finally ...

from mrtall

Fascinating subject, good writing -- but still a bit disappointing. Bowden's story is amazingly concise and controlled, but there are just too many players, motivations and events to make for a truly riveting narrative.

from untraveller

Reads like a journalist writing, which of course what tis, but compelling and interesting. And, what a story!

from utbw42

Mark Bowden has put together an outstanding researched narrative on the rise and fall of Pablo Escobar as Escobar put together his cocaine empire and slowly watched it dismantled by the combined efforts of the Colombian government and special units by the U.S. Bowden also dives deep into the char...

from Miro

Pablo Escobar was one of the world's prime monsters and at one point probably the richest, becoming a billionaire on the back of the American cocaine business. I found it difficult to put this book down as it traces his violent domination of Colombia with the fatal (for him) involvement of the Am...