The series also focuses on escobars interactions with drug lords, drug enforcement administration dea. Shauns book covers some of the things narcos left out and corrects some of the errors portrayed onscreen. The untold story of the insider who brought down the cali cartel william rempel. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Pablo escobar was a mamas boy who cherished his family and sang in the shower, yet he bombed a passenger plane and formed a death squad that used genital electrocution. A new breed of sophisticated mobsters became the kings of cocaine. This book is written by his son, juan pablo escobar, and he makes no excuses for his fathers horrible deeds. The book starts out a with pablo escobars son a little on the defensive side on the events that took place following his fathers death. Beyond narcos war on drugs book 1 and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. Kudos to juan pablo for deciding to live his life in peace and not avenge his fathers death. Beyond narcos war on drugs book 1 kindle edition by attwood, shaun, dixonsmith, jane. Selected as a top ten book of the year by the washington post. Shaun attwoods war on drugs series pablo escobar, american made.
The hunt for the worlds greatest outlaw, but amazon had the kindle edition of pablo escobar. I was going to purchase mark bowdens killing pablo. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Sep 20, 2016 new bestselling pablo escobar book beyond narcos. An electrifying account of the cali cartel beyond its portrayal on netflix. Mar 25, 2018 the mindblowing true story of pablo escobar and the medellin cartel beyond their portrayal on netflix. Beyond narcos, war on drugs book ishaun attwood last updated on january 1, 2020 wagner moura became one of netflixs most memorable faces when he assumed the role of infamous drug czar pablo escobar in the hit series narcos. The authorities were not hunting pablo down to stop his cocaine business. In pablos sons second book, which came out after this one, he finally details his fathers relationship with the cia, who were complicit in. Beyond narcos by shaun attwood is another take on the true story of pablo escobar and the medellin cartel beyond their portrayal on netflix. Excellent book about the colombian drug lord pablo escobar. Shaun attwood describes the colombian drug lord pablo escobar as a devoted family man and at. Narcos is an american crime drama tv series created and produced by chris brancato, carlo bernard, and doug miro set and filmed in colombia, seasons 1 and 2 are based on the story of drug kingpin pablo escobar, who became a billionaire through the production and distribution of cocaine.
In pablos sons second book, which came out after this one, he finally details his fathers relationship with the cia, who were complicit in cocaine trafficking to. Colombian drug lord pablo escobar was a devoted family man and a psychopathic killer. Another of attwoods books that i read in one sitting. The mindblowing true story of pablo escobar and the medellin cartel beyond their portrayal on netflix. The shocking true story of the notorious drug lord from the woman who knew him best. Unlike pablo escobar, not much has been written about the cali cartel, and attwood brings everything uptodate with a fastpaced story that had me hooked from beginning to end. While donating millions to the poor, he bombed and tortured his enemies some had their eyeballs removed with hot spoons.
To help pass your time on lockdown, every week, im making one of my 12 books free on amazon kindle, which you can read on any device with the kindle app. The mindblowing true story of pablo escobar and the medellin cartel. From the ashes of pablo escobars empire rose an even bigger and more malevolent cartel. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Beyond narcos demolishes the standard good versus evil telling of pablos story. Having watched narcos and after reading the books by pablos son and mark bowden. However, juan pablo really captivates the audience and its hard to put down. My father from the worlds largest community of readers.
As well as telling the story of the rise and fall of the infamous criminal. At long last, an author who dared to call it as it was. While donating millions to the poor, he bombed and torture. After watching the netflix series narcos, i became curious about the story of pablo escobar. It gives alot of insight into his life and history of the medellin cartel. Pablo emilio escobar gaviria was born on 1 december 1949, in rionegro, in the antioquia department of colombia.
Attwood does a great job of describing the cali cartel, who are the focus of narcos seasons three and four. Inside indiana state prison s1 e1 meeting americas death row inmates. Meeting pablo escobar in 1983, then becoming his mistress for many years, she witnessed the rise of a drug empire that was characterized by escobar s farreaching political corruption, his extraordinary wealth, and a network of violent crime that lasted until his death in 1993. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading pablo escobar. Beyond narcos war on drugs book online at best prices in india on. I must have been living under a rock in the 80s and 90s when all the drug kingpin escapades were occurring. Nov 01, 2014 after watching the netflix series narcos, i became curious about the story of pablo escobar. Beyond narcos war on drugs book 1 enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. This is the most detailed book ive read about pablo escobar. Most escobar biographies only provide a few pieces of the puzzle, but this actionpacked audiobook reveals everything about the king of cocaine.