This was an informative and entertaining look at the drug trade in Mexico focusing on El Chapo. Rather than an in depth examination of his rise and fall, the book instead looks at the impact he had on the wider drug trafficking world as well as his arrests, trial and imprisonment. I found the appendices of the book very informative and overall, while this didn't focus on El Chapo as much as I expected or wanted, it was still an enjoyable read.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review.

An interesting look at the life of El Chapo and the Mexican drug cartels including the politics and widespread corruption surrounding the drug trade.

I listened to the audiobook and thought the narrator did a great job to put some 'life' into what could have been a bland story that could easily come across as a text book. The author has clearly done his research and there is a lot of information to digest.

Overall, a very interesting overview of the seedy and dangerous world of the drug trade and my thanks go to Arcturus Digital Audio and NetGalley for enabling me to listen to and share my thoughts of El Chapo.

I really enjoyed this book. So much so that I finished it within a few hours. Thankfully I had the audio copy, so I listened to it whilst doing other things! It was a totally fascinating insight into the dangerous and seedy world of drugs. I particularly liked some of the appendices, especially the history of the main illegal drugs and how we suddenly have this problem all over the world. The narrator seemed a bit rushed at times, and I felt it could've been a bit longer, to dig deeper into the subject. However that didn't spoil my enjoyment of the book. My sincere thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advance copy in exchange for an honest unbiased review.