There are no borders

I have just re-read ’The Border’ by my favourite author Don Winslow.

What do you do when there are no borders? When the lines you thought existed simply vanish? How do you plant your feet to make a stand when you no longer know what side you’re on?

The war has come home.

For over forty years, Art Keller has been on the front lines of America’s longest conflict: The War on Drugs. His obsession to defeat the world’s most powerful, wealthy, and lethal kingpin―the godfather of the Sinaloa Cartel, Adán Barrera―has left him bloody and scarred, cost him the people he loves, even taken a piece of his soul.

Now Keller is elevated to the highest ranks of the DEA, only to find that in destroying one monster he has created thirty more that are wreaking even more chaos and suffering in his beloved Mexico.

Art Keller is at war with not only the cartels, but with his own government. And the long fight has taught him more than he ever imagined. Now, he learns the final lesson―there are no borders.

In a story that moves from deserts of Mexico to Wall Street, from the slums of Guatemala to the marbled corridors of Washington, D.C., Winslow follows a new generation of narcos, the cops who fight them, street traffickers, addicts, politicians, money-launderers, real-estate moguls, and mere children fleeing the violence for the chance of a life in a new country.

A shattering tale of vengeance, violence, corruption and justice, this last novel in Don Winslow’s magnificent, award-winning, internationally bestselling trilogy is packed with unforgettable, drawn-from-the-headlines scenes. Shocking in its brutality, raw in its humanity, The Border is an unflinching portrait of modern America, a story of—and for—our time.

This is the epic ending of the a fantastoc journey.

As one reviewer wrote: “The Border is anything but liberal wish fulfillment. It is a sensitive sketch of human weakness, greed, and occasional grace. It is breathtaking in its scope and fury, and it is overwhelming in its commitment to telling a very simple truth—that our boundless appetite for drugs has significant, material, human consequences”.

“A big, sprawling, ultimately stunning crime tableau.” – Janet Maslin, New York Times

The triology; Power of the Dog – The Cartel – The Border, is without any doubt the best books I have ever read. Amazing work, amazing read. Highly recommended.