The Cartel - Don Winslow

The Cartel

By Don Winslow

  • Release Date: 2015-06-23
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 1,343 Ratings

Description

The New York Times bestselling second novel in the explosive Power of the Dog series—an action-filled look at the drug trade that takes you deep inside a world riddled with corruption, betrayal, and bloody revenge.

Book Two of the Power of the Dog Series

It’s 2004. Adán Barrera, kingpin of El Federación, is languishing in a California federal prison. Ex-DEA agent Art Keller passes his days in a monastery, having lost everything to his thirty-year blood feud with the drug lord. Then Barrera escapes. Now, there’s a two-million-dollar bounty on Keller’s head and no one else capable of taking Barrera down. As the carnage of the drug war reaches surreal new heights, the two men are locked in a savage struggle that will stretch from the mountains of Sinaloa to the shores of Veracruz, to the halls of power in Washington, ensnaring countless others in its wake. Internationally bestselling author Don Winslow's The Cartel is the searing, unfiltered epic of the drug war in the twenty-first century.

Reviews

  • Craziest but best book ever

    5
    By brians song
    The story that is told here is serious but scary, yet honest and true about the length a hero will go to do the right thing. Arthur Keller is the hero, but at a very great cost. Few men could do what he has done, very few. This story is about courage in the face of evil and the task of perseverance that every hero must face. Excellent but intense story. Read.
  • Great Work

    5
    By Kintsuru
    Loved how Winslow constantly weaves the impact of the WoD (and unintended consequences) into the lives of the characters.
  • Epic

    5
    By Matt742
    Brilliant work
  • Amazing

    5
    By ChefZombie$$
    Read a long book in two days it was that good.
  • Great story. Way too long.

    3
    By EvoATL
    Although the author is amazing and the book is entertaining, we almost could do without a third of the book and still get 95% of the story. If you have a lot of time on your hands. Go for it.
  • The Cartel

    5
    By Wolfie10,000
    Wonderfully written. Great story. Don Winslow should be the one making drug policy for the US. The futility of the War on Drugs. We lost, very very very bad guys won. Winslow tell a great story. He changed my thinking about the drug laws. He doesn't say it, nor do I know if he believes it. He just tell the story. Drugs have to be made legal. No way to stop them coming across the border. Drug trade has helped lead to the disintegration of the Mexican state. US is partially responsible. Of course, corrupt Mexican politicians are also responsible. I've read other books by Winslow and they are all great. He has something to say that is important to all Americans. George Will wrote a column about his books and George Will being someone I greatly admire, I immediately went and purchased this one. Every America should read this. Shawn Bayer
  • As wearying as its protagonist

    2
    By Gallery wag
    A lot of mansplaining the war on drugs and some improbable action sequences. Pretty tedious for a supposed thriller.
  • Great book!

    5
    By JSGrundy
    Another great read. Quick pace and good characters.
  • Amazing!

    5
    By A'toool
    One of the best books I've ever read. Happened upon it in the popular reading section at the library and gave it a shot. Glad I did. Didn't want it to end even as brutal as it was. Really gets into the intracacies of the drug war and shows how the whole Mexican country and government can be corrupted and the American role of fueling the drug violence. Bravo Mr. Winslow, this book was nothing short of perfect. I'm reading Power of the Dog now. Kind of wish I'd read it first to get the complete story in order but after finishing the Cartel I needed more and had to the back story to these characters.
  • Action Packed

    5
    By Cyber_Grunt
    Graphic novel based on actual atrocities that took place. Interesting read!