At the devil's table
Subtitle: the untold story of the insider who brought down the Cali Cartel
By: William C. Rempel
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9781400068371; 9780679604877
Subjects: Organized crime; Drug traffic; Investigation; Cocaine industry; Cali Cartel
Description: Traces the collaborative effort between two U.S. agents and a security chief for a notorious Colombian drug cartel to dismantle the organization and bring its leaders to justice, a life-risking venture marked by a race to protect the life of a key witness.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-331) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Cartel war years, 1989-1993; title: Six and a half years earlier; title: A terrible noise; title: El Doctor and the gentlemen; title: Welcome to the Cartel; title: Target : Pablo; title: Prisoner of the clouds; title: Maternity and martial law; title: The witch knows best; title: How many did you kill?; title: In the Cartel's secret service; title: Meet the rival; title: Sting of the dragonfly; title: Get me a fork; title: Into the black market; title: The dark side; title: The hauntings; title: A shot at the FBI; title: In too deep; title: The Cartel's man, 1993-1995; title: A life sentence; title: The new deals; title: Far from heroic; title: One honest man; title: Sex, spies, and videotape; title: The vulture account; title: Her name was Emilia; title: New kids in town; title: The limit; title: The last days, summer 1995; title: More wrong number; title: A killer's busy day; title: El Dorado in a desk; title: Love in the time of crisis; title: Who is Pallomari?; title: They're coming; title: Please don't leave; title: I'm dead; title: Very strange; title: The gay caballeros; title: Go for it; title: The rising son; title: Race the assassin; title: A weekend funeral; title: We know what you're doing; title: The man who used to be; title: Epilogue: wrapping up; title: Appendix: Jorge and me.