Cocaine Wars (15 books)

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Non-fiction (or at least published as such) books about the cocaine trade, cartels, smugglers, DEA agents, etc. Emphasis on the hey-day of the cartels from the '70s to today.

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1		Kings of Cocaine: Kings of Cocaine by Guy Gugliotta really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 637 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Desperados: Latin Druglords, U.S. Lawmen, and the War America Can't Win by Elaine Shannon 4.22 avg rating — 119 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw by Mark Bowden 3.98 avg rating — 20,029 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		At the Devil's Table: The Untold Story of the Insider Who Brought Down the Cali Cartel by William C. Rempel (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 1,758 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		The Godmother: The True Story of the Hunt for the Most Bloodthirsty Female Criminal in Our Time, Griselda Blanco by Richard Smitten 3.63 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		BLOW: How a Small-Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellín Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All by Bruce Porter 4.02 avg rating — 2,646 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		American Desperado: My Life--From Mafia Soldier to Cocaine Cowboy to Secret Government Asset by Evan Wright 4.29 avg rating — 3,247 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Snowfields: The War on Cocaine in the Andes by Clare Hargreaves really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Cocaine: White Gold Rush in Peru by Edmundo Morales 3.67 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Gangsters of Miami: True Tales of Mobsters, Gamblers, Hit Men, Con Men and Gang Bangers from the Magic City by Ron Chepesiuk 3.76 avg rating — 34 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		The Corporation: An Epic Story of the Cuban American Underworld by T.J. English (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 844 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		The Bluegrass Conspiracy: An Inside Story of Power, Greed, Drugs and Murder by Sally Denton (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 1,792 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Smuggler's End: The Life and Death of Barry Seal by Del Hahn 3.28 avg rating — 57 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		The Dope: The Real History of the Mexican Drug Trade by Benjamin T. Smith 4.02 avg rating — 1,301 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		The Man Who Made It Snow by Max Mermelstein 4.28 avg rating — 119 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

15 books · 1 voter · list created March 5th by David (votes) .

Tags: cali, cartel, cocaine, medellin, narcos, pablo-escobar

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