From the internationally best-selling author of the acclaimed novel The Power of the Dog comes The Cartel a gripping true-to-life ripped-from-the-headlines epic story of power corruption revenge and justice spanning the past decade of the Mexican-American drug wars Itrsquos DEA agent Art Keller has been fighting the war on drugs for thirty years in a blood feud against Adaacuten Barrera the head of El Federacioacuten the worldrsquos most powerful cartel and the man who brutally murdered Kellerrsquos partner Finally putting Barrera away cost Keller dearlymdashthe woman he loves the beliefs he cherishes the life he wants to lead Then Barrera gets out determined to rebuild the empire that Keller shattered Unwilling to live in a world with Barrera in it Keller goes on a ten-year odyssey to take him down His obsession with justicemdashor is it revengemdashbecomes a ruthless struggle that stretches from the cities mountains and deserts of Mexico to Washingtonrsquos corridors of power to the streets of Berlin and Barcelona Keller fights his personal battle against the devastated backdrop of Mexicorsquos drug war a conflict of unprecedented scale and viciousness as cartels vie for power and he comes to the final reckoning with Barreramdashand himselfmdashthat he always knew must happen The Cartel is a story of revenge honor and sacrifice as one man tries to face down the devil without losing his soul It is the story of the war on drugs and the menmdashand womenmdashwho wage it.
