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The Border

By: Don Winslow
Narrated by: Ray Porter
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The explosive, highly anticipated conclusion to the epic Cartel trilogy from the New York Times best-selling author of The Force.

The war has come home.

For over 40 years, Art Keller has been on the front lines of America’s longest conflict: the War on Drugs. His obsession with defeating the godfather of the Sinaloa Cartel - Adán Barrera - has cost him people he loves, even taken a piece of his soul.

Now Keller is elevated to the highest ranks of the DEA, only to find that in destroying one monster he has created 30 more that are wreaking chaos in his beloved Mexico. But not just there.

Fighting to end the heroin epidemic scourging America, Keller finds himself surrounded by an incoming administration that’s in bed with the very drug traffickers that Keller is trying to bring down.

From the slums of Guatemala to the marbled corridors of Washington, DC, Winslow follows a new generation of narcos, cops, addicts, politicians and mere children fleeing the violence for the chance of a life in a new country.

A shattering tale of vengeance, corruption and justice, The Border is an unflinching portrait of modern America, a story of - and for - our time.

©2019 Don Winslow (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Action & Adventure Genre Fiction International Mystery & Crime Literary Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Scary Crime Latin American War Mexico

Critic reviews

"The year’s best thriller." (Sunday Times, Books of the Year)

"One of the great literary achievements of the century so far." (Daily Telegraph)
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This book is beautifully written and superbly read read by Ray Porter. At over 29 hours it is truly a tour de force of sustained brilliance. With Art Keller at the moral heart of the story it is a pitch perfect conclusion to an amazing trilogy. Fans of the current USA administration might find offence in some of the plot points but lovers of strong fiction that relates to current events will love it. Don Winslow has now completed his magnum opus and I would love to see what Netflix might be able to do with it as an alternative perspective to Amazon's 'Jack Ryan'.

Epic Masterpiece

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Having read the first two of the trilogy, couldn’t resist this. It did not disappoint although it is quite violent at times.

A guilty pleasure!

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I thought it might be to long. It wasn’t. Enjoyed it. Excellent narration. Good story.

Not to long!

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Don Winslow has masterfully made clear the incredible complexity’s and horror of the ‘war on drugs’ and the utter corruption of government policy and actions with a host of characters each uniquely affected on either side of the conflict. I cannot recommend this work highly enough.

Absolutely excellent and totally gripping

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This is a fantastic listen and the narrator does a great job despite the challenge of a lot of different characters, races, ethnicities and genders. As other reviews have pointed out, there are many times when the author refers to what has gone before in this epic story, and having not read the earlier books this is a help, but I would recommend reading them first. I hadn’t, and I think I would have enjoyed it even more had I been more familiar with the characters that make up the back story. Still, it’s really good and I recommend it.

A tour de force

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