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Title: Just the facts...no cohesive hook
Review: Mark Bowden's heritage as a journalist shows in this book. He goes into precise detail about Larry Lavin's (the dealer) life. The characters drift in and out of Larry's life just as people do in yours. After a while, I lost interest in keeping track who was who. I read about a third of the book before I stopped.When I think back, his book "Killing Pablo" was in the same style. The difference is that while I was interested in the history and methods used to bring down the cartel; I wasn't interested in the day-to-day life of a drug retailer.If you are interested in the facts about Larry Lavin's life or if you care about how to grow and keep a drug trade, this might be the book for you.
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