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The Power of the Dog | 
 enlarge | Author: Don Winslow
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 8042
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Pages: 560
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.1 x 1.6
ISBN: 0099464985
EAN: 9780099464983
ASIN: 0099464985
Publication Date: April 27, 2006
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Condition: new vgood ,slight shelf wear ,24 hr uk dispatch
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 Clarkson does it again! January 6, 2009
I bought this book on the back of a recommendation I read from Jeremy Clarkson of all people.
Anyway the book is absolutely fantastic, probably in my top 5 of all time actually. Yes it is that good!
The story is epic and ranges over several decades and 3 continents. It has it all, intrigue, right and left wing plots, government corruption and murder, extreme violence and a really good story running throughout, superbly writen and fabulously researched, this book is worth the hype.
I bet there's a few uncomfortable government workers having read this!
Another Masterpiece from Don Winslow July 6, 2008
3:30 am .. insomnia kicked in as I am still recovering from jetlag.
Finished this novel off this morning, and yet again another fantastic read from D.Winslow.
I am new to him having picked up his previous works Dawn Patrol and The Winter If Frankie Machine. These I polished in a c oouple of days.
This man has a talent for creating a great story - rich plot, just the right pace, and 3D characters you can believe in.
Do yourself a favour and buy this and other works he really is that good.
 Mexico's role in the drug trade March 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a long,sweeping saga covering almost 40 years in the lives of its various protagonists who revolve around the Mexican drug trade as personified by the rise of one Mexican family and their attempts to dominate that business.The story is brutal,involved,and full of twists and turns.The frustrations of the law enforcement agencies in trying to stop the flow of drugs into the US are clear.Not only are they dealing with a ruthless,unscrupulous enemy,but also corrupt politicians on both sides of the border who frequently avoid taking the necessary steps due to political expediency or outright corruption.The book is probably overly long,and repetitive in its story lines as the the police fight a losing battle against the many-headed hydra that is arrayed against them.Every time they lop off a head,it grows back worse than before.In the end,much like many of the police,the story exhausted me,without giving me much pleasure about the tale or the characters.Much like in real life,there is probably no solution to the drugs problem,unless people stop taking them,and so the fight is doomed to go on forever,just like this book which seemd to go on forever with no closure.
 RUBBISH! February 12, 2008
1 out of 17 found this review helpful
Don't be fooled by the other reviews like I was. This is poorly written, macho drivel!
An epic crime story with a strong sense of history December 20, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Winslow has written a novel which works both as a piece of superior pulp and as a window onto the murky history of America's 'war on drugs'. He wears his research obviously but with style, never letting it intrude upon the narrative which moves along at a thrilling pace. The characters are affecting and well drawn and do not fall into any kind of good-bad paradigm. Indeed this moral ambiguity is one of the strongest elements of the story - Winslow's only aim is to highlight the absurdities of America's drug policy, not to define victims and villains.
Some reviewers have made a comparison between Winslow and James Ellroy , and in terms of their mixing of fact and fiction in a crime novel setting, this is fair enough. Winslow though is no Ellroy in the style department, his voice is not as unique as Ellroy's. Nonetheless this is an impressive, exhilarating and provocative novel. Recommended.
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