The Border (Power of the Dog Series, 3)

Winslow, Don

4.46

16,366 ratings by Goodreads

9781504719971: The Border (Power of the Dog Series, 3)

ISBN 10: 1504719972 ISBN 13: 9781504719971

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing, 2019

The explosive, highly anticipated conclusion to the epic Cartel trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Force

What do you do when there are no borders? When the lines you thought existed simply vanish? How do you plant your feet to make a stand when you no longer know what side you're on?

The war has come home.

For over forty years, Art Keller has been on the front lines of America's longest conflict: the War on Drugs. His obsession to defeat the world's most powerful, wealthy, and lethal kingpin--the godfather of the Sinaloa Cartel, Ad�n Barrera--has left him bloody and scarred, 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 thirty more that are wreaking even more chaos and suffering in his beloved Mexico. But not just there.

Barrera's final legacy is the heroin epidemic scourging America. Throwing himself into the gap to stem the deadly flow, Keller finds himself surrounded by enemies--men that want to kill him, politicians that want to destroy him, and worse, the unimaginable--an incoming administration that's in bed with the very drug traffickers that Keller is trying to bring down.

Art Keller is at war with not only the cartels, but with his own government. And the long fight has taught him more than he ever imagined. Now, he learns the final lesson--there are no borders.

In a story that moves from deserts south of the border to Wall Street, from the slums of Guatemala to the marbled corridors of Washington, DC, Winslow follows a new generation of narcos, the cops that fight them, the street traffickers, the addicts, the politicians, money-launderers, real-estate moguls, and mere children fleeing the violence for the chance of a life in a new country.

A shattering tale of vengeance, violence, corruption, and justice, this last novel in Don Winslow's magnificent, award-winning, internationally bestselling trilogy is packed with unforgettable, drawn-from-the-headlines scenes. Shocking in its brutality, raw in its humanity, The Border is an unflinching portrait of modern America, a story of--and for--our time.

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About the Author:

Don Winslow is the author of nineteen, award-winning, international bestsellers--including the #1 international bestseller The Cartel, The Power of the Dog, Savages and The Winter of Frankie Machine. Savages was made into a critically acclaimed film by three-time Oscar winner Oliver Stone. The Cartel is scheduled to begin production next year by master filmmaker Ridley Scott and 20th Century Fox. A former investigator, anti-terrorist trainer, and trial consultant, Winslow lives in California.

Review:

Having dealt with Mexican drug cartels and the global war on terrorism, Winslow now delves into the opioid crisis, among other things...'to show how a corrupt and venal political climate is directly related to the heroin epidemic, mass incarceration, the disgrace of our immigration policies.'

-- "New York Times Book Review"

Don Winslow's epic trilogy about America's longest war...comes to a powerful and troubling conclusion in his new novel, The Border.

-- "Associated Press"

It's world-building of the highest order, dazzling in its detail, its plotting, and its politics. Winslow's crime novel-and in its deepest heart The Border is an elaborate and humanistic crime novel-is uncannily topical.

-- "Literary Hub"

The publication of [The Border] represents a landmark moment in crime fiction...It is Winslow's remarkable ability to translate the utter fiasco of our five-year War on Drugs into the most wrenching of human stories, tragedy seemingly without end, that gives this novel its unparalleled power.

-- "Booklist (starred review)"

Jack Ryan's got nothing on Winslow's guy. An action-filled, sometimes even instructive look at the world of the narcos and their discontents.

-- "Kirkus Reviews"

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