American Desperado: My Life - from Mafia Soldier to Cocaine Cowboy to Secret Government Asset - Hardcover

The featured drug smuggler from Cocaine Cowboys chronicles his life, providing coverage of such topics as his work in a Vietnam assassination squad, his creation of sophisticated smuggling technologies and his clandestine alliance with the U.S. government.

JON ROBERTS is the man considered most responsible for bringing cocaine into the United States during the era in which the Medellin Cartel flourished. He is a central figure in the documentary Cocaine Cowboys, which has been watched by millions. EVAN WRIGHT is considered one of the best nonfiction writers in America. A two-time National Magazine Award Winner and recipient of the Columbia University School of Journalism and Harvard University Niemen Foundation Lukas Prize, he is a Contributing Editor at Vanity Fair and author of the bestseller Generation Kill as well as Hella Nation.