Bloodline

Pablo Escobar was one of the biggest,most notorious, and violent drug lords in the world.He reigned over the Columbian cocaine world with an iron fist. Politicians and rivals who crossed him were killed by death squads. Pablo Escobar was believed to have been killed by Columbian army and Delta Force soldiers. This idea was taken for fact for a number of years. A Swiss bank with a billion dollars(only Escobar has the account number)suddenly starts having large withdrawals. This activity is picked up by Mario and Javier Rastano.They decide to try to find Pablo Escobar and get the account number. They kidnap the wife and daughter of Eugene Escobar Pablo's cousin. Eugene is given two weeks to locate Pable and the account number or his family will be killed. The Rastanos were in the cocaine business with Pablo. Eugene seeks aid from the El Paso office of the DEA. This triggers a team of officers who had previously been in on the search for Pablo Escobar. Cathy Maxwell of the CIA,Alexander Landry of the DEA and Irwin Crandle a former DEA agent who is now a United States Senator. As they begin the search for Pablo it is discovered that not all of them are honest. The trail for Pablo takes many unusual turns. The question of Pablo's death is answered. This is a very entertaining book that has many twists and turns. Be sure to read this one.

With the combined efforts of the U.S. government and Columbian authorities, ruthless drug lord Pablo Escobar was hunted down and killed. Fingerprint, dental records and DNA proved that the body was Escobar. Eleven years later, an account that only Escobar had access to has withdrawals. Columbian Mario Rastano and his son Javier, druglords masquerading as responsible businessmen, are notified of the withdrawals because much of the money belongs to them; they realize Escobar is alive and want the code to the account. The Rastanos kidnap the wife and daughter of Pablo's cousin Eugene Estobar. If Eugene hopes to see them alive again, he must bring the code to Javier in one week. He wins the help of the DEA, the CIA and a U.S. senator, all who have reasons to want Pablo dead. However, one team member is a mole reporting every move the group makes to Pablo. Eugene uses his family connections to look for his cousin, hoping one of them will know where he is and help him. BLOODLINE is an action-packed thriller which gives readers a feel for what it is like living in a country where the drug lords control so much. This work starts faster than a racing car in a straightaway and never slows down so that readers feel they are part of the action. Eugene is a loving and devoted husband and father who will do whatever it takes to get his family back. He is also intelligent enough to put a mole in the Rastano estate in the hopes that he can free his family if he fails to find Pablo. Jeff Buick is a writer with a great future ahead of him. Harriet Klausner