Undocumented

Northern Triangle Trilogy #2

by Eliza McCullen

Authorities want Ricky's testimony. The narcos want him silenced.

Fourteen-year-old Ricky is an undocumented immigrant from Honduras. Having escaped the gangs back home and made the perilous journey across Mexico to the safety of a barrio in South Tucson, he witnesses a murder. And recognizes the murderer's accomplice. His name is Chava, a ruthless narco-trafficker. Not long ago, this man stabbed Ricky's coyote to death.

Navigating the harsh world of drug smugglers, immigration authorities and law enforcement, Ricky's only chance of survival lies with Detective Rosalie Diaz, a third generation Mexican American, and veteran DEA Agent Scott Smith. But even they have traitors in their ranks. And trusting the wrong people could cost him his life...

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301 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 16, 2019

About the author

Also writes as Laurie Cameron

Reviews

[C.J. Shane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ricky is a fourteen-year old Honduran boy forced to flee north when gang members threaten violence against him and his mother. We follow him on his arduous journey north. He is smuggled across the border into the U.S. where he immediately witnesses two murders. This suspense-thriller is primarily the story of how Ricky comes under the protection of the police to eventually give testimony against the murderers. There is a national security angle when we come to understand that the drug cartels are just as interested in high tech surveillance techniques as are the U.S. Border Patrol and the U.S. military. McCullen’s novel is not a mystery as such – we know who commits the crimes and why. Rather, this is a fictional story based on actual conditions in the real world with a strong element of suspense. By the time they complete this book, readers be accurately and well-informed about the plight of individuals in the Northern Triangle (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador), why they are often forced to leave home, details of the dangerous journey north, the perils of crossing the border, and why, especially, so many of these migrants are teenage boys. This book is well-written. It needs a proofreader, a copy editor and better formatting. It qualifies for a 4.5 rating.

[Rick Molitor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good thriller

This was a good thriller with some good insights as to what goes on along our southern border. The story is very realistic and could be happeni g right now. It points out the heartbreaking crisis about the immigration problems on the border. A good read.

[Csimplot Simplot · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book!!!