The Cali Cartel: Beyond Narcos

Another of Attwood’s books that I read in one sitting! Attwood does a great job of describing the Cali cartel, who are the focus of Narcos seasons three and four. Unlike Pablo Escobar, not much has been written about the Cali cartel, and Attwood brings everything up-to-date with a fast-paced story that had me hooked from beginning to end. At the same time you get a good look at the messed up war on drugs and a really thought provoking view of how America could have actually been a lot more involved than the government wants you to think. This book actually taught me a lot of information I didn't know about Colombian traffickers, the government, Los Pepes and the DEA. I'm happy to give this book 10/10! It was better than Attwood’s Pablo book. The writing is stronger. Great job Shaun Attwood!

Excellent book, as exciting and stressful as the best of espionage novels, but true. It helps that I watched 3 seasons of Narcos, so I could keep the characters straight and visualize who was doing what to whom. I particularly enjoyed the descriptiion of the escape from the helicopter crash. The amount of control the Cartel had over information, politicians and police bought off, phones tapped, the whole country apparently on their payroll, never fails to amaze. The brutality with which the Cartel punishes disloyalty is chilling, extending to women, children, mothers. Familiy members of the Cartel lead a life of constantly looking over their shoulders and never knowing if their men will come home, whether because they are dead, or just moving in with one of their other wives. Many of these narcos were on CIA payroll because they were thought to oppose Communists, and that was sufficient for US taxpayer money to be spent arming and supporting drug traffickers.

Pacho Herrera (36, brother, gay, Cali Cartel godfather) had joined.The Medellín Cartel was 1 of their arch rivals.Jose “Chepe” Santacruz Londono (Cali godfather) also had other towns (districts) to oversee.Bribes or payoffs with bankers, politicians, military or law enforcement were necessary & not uncommon.Did McAleese & David Tomkins leader, Peter McAleese (Scottish, former paratrooper, SAS Regiment soldier, South African Sergeant-Major, Rhodesian SAS soldier) succeed with their next mission?Miguel Escobar received word that Juan Pablo Escobar (17, son/brother) had been shot/killed by police at the Medellín’s Obelisco shopping centre.10/7/1992, Not knowing his fate, Roberto Escobar (son/brother) turned himself into law enforcement. He had escaped from the Cathedral prison.Roberto was transferred to the maximum-security Itagüí prison.A Los Pepes cartel lawyer brought him a TV & a mobile phone.Several attempts on Juan Pablo Escobar life had been made, & he never fully recovered from his serious injuries.Carlos Castaño (Los Pepes godfather), the Medellín Cartel godfather, the Moncada Cartel godfather, & the Galeano Cartel godfather, held a meeting with Maria Victoria Escobar (wife/mother) to discuss her & the other family members future.Miguel & Gilberto were caught by federal authorities planning a 1-ton shipment of cocaine.In 1991, President Bill Clinton’s US Operation Cornerstone had begun.Will the drug bust operation be successful & PPL brought to justice?Warning: This book contains extremely graphic adult content, violence, or expletive language &/or uncensored sexually explicit material which is only suitable for mature readers. It may be offensive or have potential adverse psychological effects on the reader.I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review. Only an honest one.A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. Wow, a very well written drug cartel thriller book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great thriller movie, or better yet a mini TV series. There is no doubt in my mind this is a very easy rating of 5 stars.Thank you for the free author; Gadfly Press; Justkindlebooks; Amazon Digital Services LLC.; bookTony Parsons MSW (Washburn)

I was excited to read this after watching Narcos to learn more about the cartels and this book does provide a lot of interesting information. However when the author starts to go down his political rabbit hole and accuses the President of the United States of some truly ridiculous things with zero proof, the book goes off the rails. Felt like the last 15 minutes of “Good Fellas”, great movie until it wasn’t.

This is a very informative book for anyone with an interest in the Cali Cartel or international drug trafficking. The author believes that the DEA, CIA and George W. Bush were in cahoots with the Cali Cartel and earlier with Pablo Escobar to raise money for anti-guerilla activities. However, he confines those opinions to last two chapters of the book. The rest of the book is a straight forward, carefully researched history of the Cali Cartel, devoid of bias and opinion.

I had just listened to the audiobook At the Devil's Table. Then I listened to this one. Facts and timeline were very different in some cases. This book felt like an amalgamation of other people's work. Some sections to me sounded to be lifted verbatim from At the Devil's Table.

This book gives a full comprehensive overview of The Cali Cartel. It is a MUST OWN for anyone interested in learning more about the Netflix series "NARCOS"' or that is studying Colombian history. This book and series gets a solid 10/10. Shaun Attwood does a great job detailing everything about the rise/fall of Cali. VERY interesting read.... I learned alot. I just wish it was longer.

This is not a very good read. I am glad it was a short book. It appears the author is a left leaning do Gooder who does not like the US. Don’t waste your time!

I don’t understand the huge majority of 5 star reviews. This book is rambling and very repetitive. Sometimes the same things are written in adjacent pages. It has the feeling that it was dictated transcribed and printed without any editing. The narrative gets distracted with tangential stories, and the end result is dull and tedious. Overall very much one to avoid.

Fantastic gesture by Shaun to allow people to download this free.Have read quite a few of his books and they are amazing, and fascinating. Keep you gripped right to the end. Thank you, 5 stars

An action-packed new book about the Cali Cartel’s rise and fall. A must read for fans of Pablo Escobar and Narcos. As well as the Cali godfathers, there’s lots of new information about Pablo in here too, especially concerning the war between the Medellin and Cali cartels. Some of these narcos books tend to have too many names and characters, but Attwood focuses on a limited number of key players in the Cali Mafia and sticks to a tight plot that makes the book hard to put down. There is also an important summary about the failure of the war on drugs. An excellent read.

Some sections are good and well written. Do have extra bits not mentioned on Netflix (like most books!)Well written.

Throughly enjoyable read nightshift passed so much quicker reading this 👍👍.just as well I got all my work done ✅ first otherwise some jobs would incomplete if I was going to return to them after starting this book .