Heavy

by George Jung, T. Rafael Cimino

It's 1980. Civil war's been declared in El Salvador, fifty-two American Hostages are being held captive in the U.S. Embassy in Terrain and Drug smuggler George Jung and his crew are serving out an indefinite sentence in Carcel Sandino, one of the most brutal prisons on the island of Cuba.


After an arranged escape, Jung, his pilot, Ralph Linez, and two others manage to steal a luxury sailing yacht and are soon shipwrecked in Central America. From there, the four enter a 'Fight or Flight' climate of survival with the eventual quest of making it back home to the United States.


George Jung achieved international fame when his life was depicted in the film "Blow" with actor Johnny Depp playing Jung.

356 pages, Hardcover

First published June 15, 2014

About the author

George Jacob Jung, nicknamed "Boston George", was a major player in the cocaine trade of Pablo Escobar's Medellín Cartel from Columbia to the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s. The 2001 film Blow, starring Johnny Depp portrayed his story. Jung was released from prison on 2 June 2014 after serving nearly 20 years of a 60-year sentence for conspiracy (drug-smuggling) at Otisville Federal Prison (Mount Hope, NY) and Federal Correctional Institutions in Anthony, TX, and Fort Dix, NJ.

Reviews

[Crystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story horrible editor

[Allison Stahl · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best books I've read