{"product_id":"snatched-paperback","title":"Snatched - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce Porter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSnatched \u003c\/i\u003eis the electric tale, by the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBlow\u003c\/i\u003e, Bruce Porter, that tells the true story of a woman caught between two worlds, with her life dangling in the balance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaised an aristocrat in Colombia and educated in European schools, Pilar transfixes everyone with her charm and her guile. She also falls for dangerous men and finds herself drawn into the highest levels of the cocaine trade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter two failed marriages and a harrowing escape from the drug life, she settles down to a quiet existence in Florida with her children--until her second husband tries to cut short his prison term by giving her name over to members of a new task force being formed by the DEA. They induce Pilar, now a middle-aged woman, to infiltrate the Cali cartel as the head of a vast money laundering sting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed Operation Princess, the scheme leads to the seizure of tens of millions of dollars, along with some $500 million worth of cocaine and the exposure of hundreds of high-level traffickers, becoming one of the most daring and successful stings in DEA history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Pilar plays her part too well. Her success as a money launderer gets her kidnapped and then ransomed by a band of guerrillas in South America--and the US government refuses to negotiate. It's left to her low-level handlers in the DEA to get her back, before it's too late and her kidnappers discover they have a federal agent in their clutches.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBRUCE PORTER is a former writer for \u003ci\u003eNewsweek \u003c\/i\u003eand a professor at the Columbia Journalism School who has written for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as dozens of other magazines and newspapers. His first book, \u003ci\u003eBlow\u003c\/i\u003e, was a bestselling \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book and was made into a major motion picture. Bruce lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 19, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693741412415,"sku":"9781250831880","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0eb20c908aa9147ed9a033e0a85afd04.webp?v=1764999816","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/snatched-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}