With over 20 years in the narcotics business, Australian-born Steven Spaliviero knows a thing or two about drug trafficking and the risks involved. Dropping out of school as a teenager, Spaliviero would later further his education in a California state prison, but the subjects they offer in one of America’s hardest prisons won’t look good on your job resume unless you’re applying for a job with the Sinaloa cartel. Arriving in Los Angeles with just a few dollars in his pocket, Spaliviero carved his name deep into the US Ecstasy market. He owned fast cars, lived in a beachfront mansion, rubbed shoulders with Hollywood’s elite, and had Charlotte, a stunning Swedish model, by his side. However, in the underworld things can go wrong quickly,and he became a fugitive of the United States, hiding in the depths of the Colombian jungle. Inspired by his first book, Pills of God, Spaliviero tells an new, untold version of crimes he committed that were previously restricted to tell due to the Proceeds of Crime Act and legal proceedings. This sensational true story places the reader in the shoes of a major narcotics producer and reveals his motives to become the largest Ecstasy manufacturer in history. Spaliviero shares intimate details of his life – from a bully kid to becoming involve with the Sinaloa cartel and his close relationship with a CIA official who helped him traffic $21 billion of narcotics around the world. Fueled by love, greed, betrayal and revenge, this astonishing story is captivating and will transport you away from the world you know and expose the mindset of a drug trafficker who, in the end, had nothing to lose...
This book is an incredible experience. From high end cars, illegal underground activity, and the Amazon jungle, this is nothing short of a thrilling, exciting, incredible journey.
Wow, such an incredible book! I picked up the book planning on reading it over a couple weeks and ended up reading it in two days. I did not want to put the book down, it was so good. While reading the book I kept thinking that Steven was incredibly lucky at times and how can this all happen to one person. The pictures in the book brought a sense of reality and were a great touch. I hope Steven will be able to get closure someday with Charlotte.
You start reading it and then find yourself land up inside the book and start experiencing the story in front of your eyes . Thats how beautifully it is presented.
An inspirational book and surely every entrepreneur will find something that can connect with him.
Easy to read. Hard to put down once you get going !!! Loved the story and good Golly .... Legalize the stuff because America's demand isn't going down anytime soon.
This story is so incredible it makes me wonder how much of it is real. Either way it's action -packed start to finish and fun to read. Some editing errors do not spoil the experience.
I hate to use the cliche "can't put the book down" but for this story it applies. Fantastic story of an Australian farm boy who dreams big and achieved even bigger.