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MIAMI OUTLAW: KID TO KINGPIN
Miami Kid to Kingpin is a gripping true crime memoir rooted in the drug-smuggling underworld of 1970s–1980s Miami. Told by Scott Sherouse—the man who brought Alex DeCubas into the game and whose story was featured in ESPN's acclaimed 30 for 30 documentary Pin Kings—this book traces a world of brotherhood, betrayal, and multimillion-dollar cocaine pipelines that spanned three continents.
From middle school wrestling mats to South Florida docks, Sherouse witnessed and shaped Alex's transformation from a driven kid to an international trafficker. Together, they smuggled illicit drugs and robbed other drug traffickers, while staying one step ahead of the DEA, the Colombian cartels, and the betrayal that would eventually divide them.
Miami Outlaw is part confessional, part cultural history, and part anthropological exposé—a window into the real Miami hidden beneath the tourist gloss and pastel lights. With brutal honesty, Sherouse explores the moral collapse behind the myth of fast money and the American drug war. This is a story of ambition, loyalty, and downfall—the American Dream in reverse.
Perfect for readers of Cocaine Cowboys, Don Winslow, Narcos, and fans of Blow, Scarface, and ESPN's Pin Kings.
From middle school wrestling mats to South Florida docks, Sherouse witnessed and shaped Alex's transformation from a driven kid to an international trafficker. Together, they smuggled illicit drugs and robbed other drug traffickers, while staying one step ahead of the DEA, the Colombian cartels, and the betrayal that would eventually divide them.
Miami Outlaw is part confessional, part cultural history, and part anthropological exposé—a window into the real Miami hidden beneath the tourist gloss and pastel lights. With brutal honesty, Sherouse explores the moral collapse behind the myth of fast money and the American drug war. This is a story of ambition, loyalty, and downfall—the American Dream in reverse.
Perfect for readers of Cocaine Cowboys, Don Winslow, Narcos, and fans of Blow, Scarface, and ESPN's Pin Kings.
824 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 6, 2025
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January 9, 2026
Miami Outlaw Kid to Kingpin is a raw, unfiltered descent into the real drug underworld that shaped Miami in the 1970s and 1980s. Scott Sherouse writes with the authority of someone who lived the life, not observed it from the sidelines. What sets this memoir apart is its refusal to glamorize the chaos. Brotherhood, ambition, paranoia, and betrayal unfold with brutal honesty, revealing the human cost behind fast money and legendary cocaine pipelines. More than true crime, this is cultural history and moral reckoning, capturing the American Dream as it collapses from the inside out. Gripping, unsettling, and impossible to forget, this book lingers long after the final page.
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