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At The Devils Table: The Untold Story Of The Insiderl Who Brought Down The Cali Carte (2011)

by William C. Rempel(Favorite Author)

4.2 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Random House

review 1: This was an Early Review book. When I heard that I had it, I thought "really, I requested this?" But after receiving it I remembered hearing an interview by the author and how interesting and fascinating it sounded. I must admit that my knowledge of the Columbia drug cartels was pretty much limited to Tom Clancy novels. I had heard of Pable Escobar but new nothing about the Cali Cartel. This is as compelling a read as a Clancy novel, but it is true!. The writing was straight forward because the story itself provides the intrigue and suspense. I did have difficulty sometimes keeping all of the characters straight and maybe a chart of who was working and siding with who would have been helpful. Because I have the unedited copy perhaps there are more pictures or maps or... more visual explanations it the final publication.The opening chapter is certainly an attention getter and the rest of the story does not disappoint. I hope that the CIA has a better vetting process in place so that persons with valid information can at least be directed to someone with knowledge of various situations. The amounts of money involved, the arrogance of the drug lords and the actions of killing with no remorse was astounding. Interesting also was the part played by the FBI and embassy officials. I think if this book were to become a movie (and that may already be in the works) viewers will say this is just Hollywood interfing with the truth because the close calls and ineptness of some of participants just seems too good to be true.
review 2: My initial thought in purchasing this book was that it would be a slow,dry read , but still educational. But when I started reading it I found it to be gripping and very enlightening. The scary balancing act that the inside informant had to maintain took tremendous courage as his life and that of his family was constantly at risk. The book provides a very informative account of how one of the major cartels in Columbia operated as a business organizaton in relating to its internal and external environments. The power,reach and influence it had surpassed anything I could have imagined. It was staggering, yet they were defeated because we believe in and live by the rule of law as well as a moral code. The cartel believed they could defy both, but found out they could not. Score a big one for the good guys and gals. less

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