{"product_id":"9781467036771","title":"Cocaine, The Gulf Connection","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCocaine, the Gulf Connection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is not\u003cbr\u003e about cocaine gangs and shoot\u003cbr\u003e outs in Mexican border towns,\u003cbr\u003e but rather it details the complex workings\u003cbr\u003e of a sophisticated smuggling operation that\u003cbr\u003e has gone unknown to the Mexican and U.S.\u003cbr\u003e governments for thirteen years. The success of\u003cbr\u003e the smuggling operation comes from a high\u003cbr\u003e degree of compartmentalization, which allows\u003cbr\u003e no chance for any one piece of the “Company”\u003cbr\u003e to betray another. Yes, the smugglers think of\u003cbr\u003e themselves as a “Company”.\u003cbr\u003e Retired FBI agent Nicholas Able is hired to\u003cbr\u003e consult in locating the source of Cocaine for\u003cbr\u003e what the FBI thanks is a large Houston Texas\u003cbr\u003e drug distribution network. The trail starts at\u003cbr\u003e a local bar off Galveston Bay and grows to a\u003cbr\u003e network that covers all of the Texas Gulf Coast\u003cbr\u003e and into Tampico Mexico.\u003cbr\u003e Mr. McDonald has produced a plot that is\u003cbr\u003e intricate and nonstop. The logic and detailed\u003cbr\u003e detective work descriptions are fascinating\u003cbr\u003e and an interagency battle for control of the\u003cbr\u003e case between the DEA and FBI adds to the\u003cbr\u003e drama. The book is not a ‘Who done it’, that’s\u003cbr\u003e known from the outset. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCocaine, The Gulf\u003cbr\u003e Connection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is about finding the bad guys and\u003cbr\u003e then bringing them down.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144024113392,"sku":"9781467036771","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781467036771_p0.jpg?v=1763690498","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781467036771","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}