Great

Nice

I like this book very much…

Ughh Ethan!!!

Oh the length of this book in audio version... I really struggled to finish this book. The first half of the book seemed to drone on forever, without ever really getting interesting. The second half of the book is where it finally picked up! The tennis driven family of 6 in a twisting and turning whirlwind of who did it, where is mom, who is this stranger living with my parents, did dad kill mom was intriguing to say the least. I did watch the series after I read the book, it took some different turns, but ultimately told the same story. I would recommend watching the series, as it does the book justice, though reading the book - know it gets better in the second half when things are moving faster!

Interesting book

We love this book.

This was such a page turner of a book. Not based on a true story (as I had originally thought) this book follows a daughter's struggle to turn her father in after he escapes prison. Though the turmoil starts well before when she realizes that her father abducted her mother at 14 and she is a result of his holding her captive. Now married with two children of her own, what decisions will she make to keep her own family safe from her father? Her cunning and wilderness upbringing will be tested in everyway as she tracks her father and ultimately makes a decision on what to do!

This book reminded me so much of the style of Mariana van Zeller's investigations into smuggling networks and black markets. The writing (and audio) are very much a journalistic approach. After watching series like Griselda and Queen of the South, I wanted to know more about the history behind some of these women that we too often don't hear about. In true Hispanic culture, these women were often overlooked and thought to be harmless homemakers. For many women that get involved in this line of "business" that is so very far from the truth. It only abetted them in staying under the radar longer than their male counterparts. All in all a very interesting exposé of a largely undocumented side of cartel business women.

Amazing