The Washington Post Book World " Captivates the reader with a thoroughness and sophistication that PérezReverte's previous novels never achieved . In addition , Teresa emerges as his fullest and most intriguing protagonist to date ...
And indeed, the strength of the woman who emerges will surprise even those who know her legend, that of the Queen of the South."--Jacket.
The Queen of the South
Set to the irresistible beat of outlaw ballads, this sweeping story encompasses sensuality and cruelty, love and betrayal as its heroine's story unfolds.
Teresa Mendoza's boyfriend is known in Sinaloa, Mexico as 'the king of the short runway', because he can get a plane full of cocaine off the gound in three hundred yards.
When she discovers that her boyfriend Guero, a Mexican drug smuggler, has been killed by rivals and that she is the next target, Teresa Mendoza must give up her old life and become a member of a dark and deadly world in order to survive.