About the Book
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY Washington Post - NPR - Financial Times - The Guardian - Booklist - New Statesman - Daily Telegraph - Irish Times - Dallas Morning News - Sunday Times - New York Post
"A big, sprawling, ultimately stunning crime tableau." - Janet Maslin, New York Times
"You can't ask for more emotionally moving entertainment." - Stephen King
"One of the best thriller writers on the planet." - Esquire
The explosive, highly anticipated conclusion to the epic Cartel trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Force
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 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. But not just there.
Barrera's final legacy is the heroin epidemic scourging America. Throwing himself into the gap to stem the deadly flow, Keller finds himself surrounded by enemies--men that want to kill him, politicians that want to destroy him, and worse, the unimaginable--an incoming administration that's in bed with the very drug traffickers that Keller is trying to bring down.
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 south of the border to Wall Street, from the slums of Guatemala to the marbled corridors of Washington, DC, Winslow follows a new generation of narcos, the cops that fight them, the street traffickers, the addicts, the 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.
About the Author :
Don Winslow is the author of twenty acclaimed, award-winning international bestsellers-including the New York Times bestseller and sensation The Force, the #1 international bestseller The Cartel, The Power of the Dog, Savages, and The Winter of Frankie Machine. Savages was made into a major film by three-time Oscar winning writer-director Oliver Stone. The Cartel is scheduled to begin production in 2019. A former investigator, anti-terrorist trainer, and trial consultant, Winslow lives in California and Rhode Island.
Ray Porter is an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator and fifteen-year veteran of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including Almost Famous, ER, and Frasier.
Review :
Don Winslow's epic trilogy about America's longest war...comes to a powerful and troubling conclusion in his new novel, The Border.
-- "Associated Press"
Having dealt with Mexican drug cartels and the global war on terrorism, Winslow now delves into the opioid crisis, among other things...'to show how a corrupt and venal political climate is directly related to the heroin epidemic, mass incarceration, the disgrace of our immigration policies.'
-- "New York Times Book Review"
It's world-building of the highest order, dazzling in its detail, its plotting, and its politics. Winslow's crime novel-and in its deepest heart The Border is an elaborate and humanistic crime novel-is uncannily topical.
-- "Literary Hub"
Jack Ryan's got nothing on Winslow's guy. An action-filled, sometimes even instructive look at the world of the narcos and their discontents.
-- "Kirkus Reviews"
The publication of [The Border] represents a landmark moment in crime fiction...It is Winslow's remarkable ability to translate the utter fiasco of our five-year War on Drugs into the most wrenching of human stories, tragedy seemingly without end, that gives this novel its unparalleled power.
-- "Booklist (starred review)"
