The Queen of the South

by Perez-Reverte, Arturo

Description

New York: G.P. Putnam, 2002. A splendid read, the rise of a woman in the drug trade, from Mexico to Morocco to Spain. A superb, European novel by the Spanish master and translated by Andrew Hurley. No blemishes on this copy, and no prior owner marks. . First U.S. EDITION. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8 Vo.

Book summary

Working as a pilot for cocaine smugglers in Mexico, Teresa Mendoza's boyfriend Güero flirts with death on a daily basis, and they both know his days are numbered. When the inevitable occurs, Teresa is forced to flee for her life--and to manufacture a new life for herself, with her own empire and her own failures and successes. Told from the point of view of a reporter doing a story on Teresa, this tale of drugs and danger is a haunting literary thriller by a bestselling Spanish writer.