The Power of the Dog
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| Author | Don Winslow |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller, Crime novel , Historical novel |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
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Publication date
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2005 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 539 pages |
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| OCLC | 56912098 |
| 813/.54 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3573.I5326 P69 2005 |
The Power of the Dog is a 2005 crime/thriller novel by Don Winslow, based on the DEA's involvement with the War on Drugs. The book was published after six years of writing and research by the author.
Winslow's novel describes three decades of the United States war on drugs by following several main characters: The DEA agent Art Keller, Adán Barrera, who controls large parts of the drug trade from Mexico to the United States of America, the prostitute Nora Hayden and Sean Callan, a gangster from the streets of New York. Keller becomes obsessed with the Barrera family after they tortured and killed a DEA agent in Mexico. Trying to avenge his colleague, Keller discovers massive involvement of the US and the Mexican government in drug trade operations. The CIA prevents him from taking revenge on the drug cartels to combat left-wing activists in Latin America.
Winslow shows the brutality of the war of drugs with very graphic scenes involving torture and massacres. He also explains with many details how the drug trade worked and how the different organisations collaborated to achieve their respective goals—from the Mexican drug cartels to the Vatican.
Arthur "Art" "Arturo" Keller : DEA agent, participant in the Operation Condor, obsessed with hunting down the Barreras, and other people responsible for killing his friend. Husband of Althea, father of her children.
Adán Barrera: Nephew of Don Miguel Angel Barrera, brother of Raúl. Drug trafficker. Nicknamed Lord of the Skies. Based on Benjamín Arellano Félix.
Nora Hayden: Prostitute. In love with Juan Parada, lover of Adán, Sean, and Jimmy Piccone.
Sean Callan: Irish mobster and hitman for the Italian mafia.
Don Miguel Angel "Tio" Barrera: El Patrón, head of the drug trafficking organization. Uncle of Adán and Raul. Based on Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo.
Juan Ocampo Parada: Cardinal, priest of the Barrera family. Nora's friend. Based on Cardinal Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo.
Güero Méndez: Drug trafficker, first an ally, then an enemy of the Barrera family. Husband of Pilar and father of her children. Based on Héctor "Güero" Palma Salazar.
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