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From Darkness, Light
After emerging as a talented prosecutor in Houston’s Harris County District Attorney’s Office, Jesse Martinez feels it’s time to move on. He leaves Houston after he accepts a position as a federal prosecutor in San Antonio where he quickly gets to work.
Martinez is assigned to target and prosecute large scale drug traffickers and organized crime. He shows a willingness and skill in going after Mexican drug cartels and dangerous career criminals, and his skills as a trial attorney do not go unnoticed.
As Martinez’s reputation grows, the Texas Mexican Mafia, San Antonio’s most violent and organized criminal gang, has been growing in sophistication and discipline. The gang is brazen and now controls South Texas’s lucrative heroin trade. Martinez concludes the Mexican Mafia is ripe for federal prosecution.
Martinez sets his sights on the gang and with his unorthodox and headstrong style, Martinez puts together a hardworking team of federal agents and begins targeting the Mafia. The gang’s membership is not pleased. They see Martinez as a threat to their very existence and Martinez is in real danger of gang retaliation.
The story in these pages is an engrossing crime thriller. Martinez’s war with the Texas Mexican Mafia is an eye-opening story that exposes for the reader how gangs actually operate. This legal showdown takes place while Martinez battles his own personal demons. The drama brought to life in this book could only be told by someone who has actually prosecuted multiple gangs, including the Texas Mexican Mafia, the Texas Syndicate, and the Bandidos.
Martinez is assigned to target and prosecute large scale drug traffickers and organized crime. He shows a willingness and skill in going after Mexican drug cartels and dangerous career criminals, and his skills as a trial attorney do not go unnoticed.
As Martinez’s reputation grows, the Texas Mexican Mafia, San Antonio’s most violent and organized criminal gang, has been growing in sophistication and discipline. The gang is brazen and now controls South Texas’s lucrative heroin trade. Martinez concludes the Mexican Mafia is ripe for federal prosecution.
Martinez sets his sights on the gang and with his unorthodox and headstrong style, Martinez puts together a hardworking team of federal agents and begins targeting the Mafia. The gang’s membership is not pleased. They see Martinez as a threat to their very existence and Martinez is in real danger of gang retaliation.
The story in these pages is an engrossing crime thriller. Martinez’s war with the Texas Mexican Mafia is an eye-opening story that exposes for the reader how gangs actually operate. This legal showdown takes place while Martinez battles his own personal demons. The drama brought to life in this book could only be told by someone who has actually prosecuted multiple gangs, including the Texas Mexican Mafia, the Texas Syndicate, and the Bandidos.
393 pages, Paperback
Published July 24, 2021
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September 15, 2021
Great thriller
What I loved about the book was how it related to my city of San Antonio. The places that I could recognize.
The writing was excellent. Keeping the readers attention was superb
What I loved about the book was how it related to my city of San Antonio. The places that I could recognize.
The writing was excellent. Keeping the readers attention was superb
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