Drug Warrior: Inside the Hunt for El Chapo and the Rise of America's Opioid Crisis Audiobook

Quotes

• “For fifteen years, Chapo has been Riley’s white whale, the object of an obsession that teetered on derangement and sidelined everything else, including his family…A ruddy, white-haired bruiser who holds court from a bar stool, Riley seemed dispatched from the days of fedoras and cops lighting Luckies at crime scenes.”

  — Rolling Stone

• “A sturdy, unadorned tale of true crime and its foes.”

  — Kirkus Reviews

• “Retired DEA agent Riley reviews his three decades of combating drug traffickers in this gripping memoir…This accessible look at the dangerous work of the men and women of the DEA deserves a wide audience.”

  — Publishers Weekly

• “The former acting head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Riley, with Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Weiss, recounts his dogged thirty-two-year pursuit of the man most responsible for America’s drug epidemic…For readers who enjoy true tales of heroic good guys chasing evil bad guys.”

  — Library Journal

• [An] incredible story.

  — New York Post

• Drug Warrior is a riveting account of America's drug war. Jack Riley steps right out of central casting: a tough cop on a mission. But Drug Warrior goes beyond Riley's gruff exterior and shows the trials and tribulations of fighting a war that can't be won. Riley's sense of duty is the heart of the book. Want to better understand America's first forever war? You'll find answers here.

  — Kevin Maurer, co-author of the New York Times bestsellers No Easy Day and American Radical

• For 15 years, Chapo has been Riley's white whale, the object of an obsession that teetered on derangement and sidelined everything else, including his family... A ruddy, white-haired bruiser who holds court from a bar stool, Riley seemed dispatched from the days of fedoras and cops lighting Luckies at crime scenes."

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• —Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone

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• Riley's intensity and charisma have made him one of the most quoted and recognizable advocates for drug enforcement in the country.

  — Chicago Reader

• Drug Warrior is an interesting look at the life and times of both Guzman, a major drug trafficker, and Mr. Riley, the DEA special agent who relentlessly pursued him.

  — The Washington Times

• A sturdy, unadorned tale of true crime and its foes.

  — Kirkus Reviews