Description: "The gripping true story, that reads like fiction, of how legendary FBI Special Agent Martin Suarez went deep undercover--and lived a double-life for years--to infiltrate Colombia's most insidious drug cartels."--Provided by publisher.
Brief description:
Martin Suarez served over 20 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Many of those years were spent undercover targeting the world's most powerful drug cartels. He eventually became the national coordinator for undercover operations before retiring in 2011. He now acts as a special consultant. He lives with his family in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Review Quotes:
"Thrilling... has the snap of a Hollywood script... a compelling memoir!" - Wall Street Journal
"Martin Suarez's work and exploits as an FBI undercover agent is legendary inside the Bureau. Both exhilarating and frightening, Suarez's account of infiltrating and dismantling one of the largest and most insidious narco empires in the world is breathtaking. The tradecraft on display will remind readers of a John Le Carre novel, but, shockingly, it's all true!" - -Robert K. Wittman, founder of the FBI Art Crime Team and New York Times bestselling author of Priceless and The Devil's Diary
"Inside the Cartel is proof that truth is always stranger than fiction. In the case of Martin Suarez's incredible career as an FBI agent, the truth includes being the first to infiltrate Columbian drug cartels and holding the record for the longest time spent continuously undercover. This memoir is a stunning, riveting and extraordinary real-life story of life in the shadows." - -Don Winslow, #1 International Bestselling Author of The Cartel and The Border
"[A] Revealing and riveting memoir. Suarez... spares no detail in recalling the ins and outs of the double life he maintained for more than a decade as a frontline soldier in an endless war." - Booklist