Down by the River: Drugs, Money, Murder, and Family
- ISBN-10
- 0684853434
- ISBN-13
- 9780684853437
- Series
- Down By the River
- Category
- Drug abuse and crime
- Pages
- 433
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Charles Bowden
Description
Offers an illuminating tour of the drug war, revealing the dark, troubling recesses of drug lords, high-level corruption, and ultra-violence that respects no borders.
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