In 1969 city cop Jake Stone goes deep undercover, serving time in a Florida prison to meet a close friend of cartel boss Marcus Sterling. Working with a seductive, female FBI agent, Jake flies cocaine for the Barranquilla Cartel. But how long before his cover is blown?
For twenty-one years Phil Baridon worked as a policy analyst for criminal matters in the U.S. Justice Department, specializing in organized and violent crime as well as international drug trafficking. He holds a commercial pilot’s license and is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation. Prior jobs included an inner-city cop; a manager in a maximum-security federal facility; and as an assistant professor at American University, with a Ph.D. in criminal justice and an M.A. in criminology. The U.S. Justice Department conferred thirteen major awards on Phil Baridon, one included a personal congratulation by President Clinton. He lives in Virginia, USA.