Killing Pablo
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Killing Pablo

by Mark Bowden

2001•Documentary•372 pages

Taste attributes: documentarycrimebiographythrillerfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardyinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA grounded non-fiction book that is weighty, morally murky and emotional. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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4.8 / 5

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About This Book

Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw is a book by Mark Bowden that details the efforts by the governments of the United States and Colombia, their respective military and intelligence forces, and Los Pepes to stop illegal activities committed by Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and his subordinates. It relates how Escobar was killed and his cartel dismantled.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryCrimeBiographyThrillerAll consuming questRescue/escape/jeopardyInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Drug dealersNarcotraficantesPoliceForeign relationsFugitives from justiceNarcotics dealersBiographyCriminals, biography

Details

Author
Mark Bowden
Published
2001
Pages
372
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