Killing Pablo
Category: Crime
Tags: Crime
Mark Bowden Read by Mark Bowden 64KBs, Readers of Black Hawk Down know Mark Bowden can tell an exciting story about as well as any writer at work today. Killing Pablo is further proof. It describes the rise and fall of Pablo Escobar, a notorious Colombian drug lord who became one of the narcotic trades first billionaires. PabloBowden refers to him by his first name throughout the bookstarted out as a petty thief and wound up running a massive smuggling empire. At his height in the 1980s, he owned fleets of boats and planes, plus 19 separate residences in Medellin, each with its own helipad. Violence marked everything he did: He wasnt an entrepreneur, and he wasnt even an especially talented businessman. He was just ruthless. He bought off police, politicians, and judges throughout his country, and killed many others who wouldnt cooperate. The Colombian government tried to capture him, but without much luck; he evaded them time after time. Now and then the police achieved enough surpris
