"Puts a human face on the bloodshed." –The Boston Globe
"It is hard enough to report the facts of Mexico's crazy death spiral of drug violence. Ioan Grillo goes much, much deeper. He explains why El Narco threatens the soul of this beautiful country. He tells us how we got here." –
The Washington Post "Essential reading." –
New Yorker.com "Remarkable." –
Houston Chronicle "Grillo's clear-eyed, sobering account has authority and a flair for colourful anecdotes, making for disturbing but riveting reading." –
Metro "A superb report from the front lines of narco-violence." –
Independent "[A] shining example of dogged, impassioned and courageous reporting ... compelling ... his pace is furious, like driving at top speed along a wild mountain track in a pickup and there is no doubting his expertise, his compassion or his grit." –
Daily Express