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Killing Pablo

By: Mark Bowden
Narrated by: Mark Bowden
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 Includes enhanced CD with exclusive video of the actual hunt for Pablo Escobar
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 ceasefire 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.
Killing Pablo is the inside story of the brutal rise and violent fall of Colombian cocaine cartel kingpin Pablo Escobar. Bowden's gripping narrative sounds as if it were torn from the pages of a military technothriller. Action-packed and unputdownable, Killing Pablo is a tour de force of investigative journalism and a stark portrayal of rough justice in the real world.©2001 Mark Bowden, All Rights Reserved; (P)2001 Simon & Schuster Inc.; AUDIOWORKS Is an Imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster Inc. Americas South America Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense True Crime Latin American Nonfiction Thrillers

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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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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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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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Was interesting hearing Pablo’s downfall from the side of law enforcement. Good paced book, not to long, lots of interesting facts/stories, well narrated.

Interesting perspective

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