The Power of the Dog
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The Power of the Dog

Don Winslow2006
The seemingly disparate lives of a DEA agent, a drug lord, a call girl, a hit man, and a priest intertwine around a nexus of the drug trade involving the Latin American drug cartels, the American underworld, and the U.S. government, from the rise of the Mexican drug Federacion in the 1970s to the present day. Reprint. 17,500 first printing.
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Pierre@pst
4 stars
Apr 4, 2024

This is close to but not law enforcement porn. It is very easy to read. It’s like an action movie. Not quite an intellectual elevation but very satisfying.

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Jan Jackson@pilgrim
5 stars
Mar 26, 2023

Violent. Complicated. Twists and turns. One of those books that brings you so close to the characters, you don’t want to know what happens to them. A span of some years, as the power of the dog - that gripping obsession - wages war within and without. People die, terribly, casually. And corruption finds its way into the most pure of hearts. Excellent.

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Simon Lund Larsen@marsnielson
5 stars
Feb 6, 2023

One of the best books I've read in a very long time. Think The Given Day by Dennis Lehane, just waaaaay more violent and gritty. And frank way better.

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Melody Izard@mizard
4 stars
Jan 10, 2022

Brutal and disturbing. It's always a war. on drugs, on terrorism, on communism. It's also very, very difficult to tell the good guys from the bad.

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Miguel Angel Palmer Salva@fenway
4 stars
Dec 20, 2023
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A. D. Knapp@haselrig
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May 23, 2024
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Javi Velasco@javivelasco
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Apr 3, 2024
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Michael Cowell@chaosweeper
5 stars
Sep 12, 2023
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Manuel J. Rivera@manueljrivera
5 stars
Feb 6, 2023
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Rory O'K@ror
4 stars
Jan 26, 2023
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David C@davidcafor
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Jan 3, 2023
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Martin Weiss@martinmweiss
5 stars
Dec 26, 2022
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Sara Piteira @sararsp
5 stars
Oct 31, 2022
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Álvaro Ortiz @furilo
4 stars
Aug 31, 2022
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Raúl Barroso Moreno@raulb
5 stars
Aug 31, 2022
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Rory O'K@ror
4 stars
Aug 31, 2022
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Manuel J. Rivera@manueljrivera
5 stars
Aug 24, 2022
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Lee Mellor@lee-m
5 stars
May 3, 2022
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Bjørn Eirik Sletta@bjornsletta
5 stars
Feb 26, 2022
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Katie Day@librarianedge
3 stars
Feb 17, 2022
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Jane McCullough@janemccullough
4 stars
Feb 8, 2022
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Jeremy Warren Mills@upton0goode
5 stars
Jan 27, 2022
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James Madson@jamesmadson
4 stars
Dec 29, 2021
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Todd Gagne@dakotashine
5 stars
Dec 28, 2021