Libro : Lineas De Sangre La Historia Verdadera Sobre El...

-Titulo Original : Lineas De Sangre La Historia Verdadera Sobre El Cartel, El Fbi Y La Batalla Por Una Dinastia De Carreras De Caballos

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HarperCollins Espanol

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Review and ldquo;Fast-paced. . . . Del Bosque . . . proves herself fluent in detailing the exceedingly different, but equally rich, milieus of cartel kingpins, Texas equestrians and federal investigators. . . . Provide[s] a penetrating glimpse of borderland culture set within the context of a briskly moving police procedural.and rdquo; ( New York Times Book Review)and ldquo;Absorbing. . . . In Bloodlines, the author gives us both the engrossing drama of a police procedural--from seeming dead ends to panic-stricken emergencies--and a scrupulous journalistic account of a significant episode in the drug wars.and rdquo; ( Wall Street Journal)and ldquo;Action and intrigue spill off the pages. . . . Del Bosque [is] a skilled reporter, unfussy writer, and a storyteller of intense focus. Her book opens up the world of investigative nuance and bureaucratic jostling that could, in less capable hands, feel arcane.and rdquo; ( Texas Monthly)and ldquo;Fans of true crime and readers curious about the inner workings of Mexican drug cartels should enjoy this well-researched story. ( Kirkus Reviews (starred review))and ldquo;Following the intricacies of the Treviand ntilde;osand rsquo; sophisticated plan, the FBIand rsquo;s race against other federal agencies and the press to crack it, the gut-dropping dynamics of cartel coercion and retribution, and the eventual, dramatic trial, del Bosque recounts a true story that reads like crime fiction.and rdquo; ( Booklist (starred review))and ldquo;A fascinating and propulsive narrative, brimming with intrigue, betrayal, and impending violence at every turn. With authoritative reporting and an artful hand, del Bosque drops us onto the front lines of this dangerous narco terrain, and the story she tells will keep readers turning pages all through the night.and rdquo; ( Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Devil in the Grove)and ldquo;A remarkable, incisive, and riveting read. Bloodlines is a harrowing portrayal of a cartel familyand rsquo;s thirst for power, money and fast horses. Del Bosqueand rsquo;s reporting breaks new ground in offering us a critical, up close look into organized crimeand rsquo;s growing influence over the sport of kings, and the deadly consequences.and rdquo; ( Alfredo Corchado, author of Midnight in Mexico)and ldquo;Through suspense, excellent reporting and impeccable writing, Melissa del Bosque tells a fascinating tale of corruption, extortion, and the intricacies of money laundering by a drug cartel that transformed the face of organized crime in the Western Hemisphere.and rdquo; ( Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, author of Los Zetas Inc.)and ldquo;Few writers understand the U.S.-Mexico border as well as Melissa del Bosque. And here, with her meticulous reporting, she delivers a fascinating, and at times heart-stopping account of a cross-border case that shows how Mexicoand rsquo;s drug cartels live and operate on both sides of the line.and rdquo; ( Ginger Thompson, Senior Reporter, ProPublica)and ldquo;In Bloodlines, Melissa del Bosque has written a nonfiction thriller that reads better than the best crime novels. No one writes better about the dark side of life on the Texas-Mexico border, because no other writer understands it better than she does.and rdquo; ( Mimi Swartz, Executive Editor, Texas Monthly) Dinero, drogas y carteles: eso es lo que el novato agente del FBI esperaba tener cuando lo enviaron al pueblo fronterizo de Laredo; pero en cambio, se encontro con una tarea sedentaria, redactando reportes de inteligencia acerca de la guerra contra el narcotrafico. Hasta que, un dia, le piden a Lawson que chequee una pista anonima: un caballo que se vendio en una subasta en Oklahoma por un precio mucho mas elevado de lo usual, y el comprador fue Miguel Treviño, uno de los lideres de los Zetas, el cartel mas brutal de Mexico. La fuente sugirio que Treviño estaba lavando dinero mediante las carreras de caballos Cuarto de Milla. D