{"product_id":"the-executioners-men-george-w-grayson-9781412846172","title":"The Executioner's Men: Los Zetas, Rogue Soldiers, Criminal Entrepreneurs, and the Shadow State They Created","description":"\u003cp\u003eA new generation of ruthless pragmatists carves a parallel state across Mexico and Central America. Most powerful among them is \u003cem\u003eLos Zetas\u003c\/em\u003e, ruled over by Heriberto Lazcano, known as The Executioner. Lazcano and his men have forced a tectonic shift among drug trafficking organizations in the Americas, forever altering how criminal business is conducted in the Western Hemisphere. This narrative brings an unprecedented level of detail in describing how \u003cem\u003eLos Zetas\u003c\/em\u003e became Mexico's most diabolical criminal organization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCriminals control networks of police, politician, and businessmen spanning the American continent. The Mexican government is losing its \"war on drugs,\" despite the military, technical, and intelligence resources provided by its northern neighbor. Subcontracted street gangs operate in hundreds of US cities, purchasing weapons, delivering product, executing targeted foes, and bribing the US Border Patrol.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite suffering severe losses that would cripple any major corporation, \u003cem\u003eLos Zetas\u003c\/em\u003e continues to operate internationally in criminal markets. Many of the poor and destitute across the region cooperate with \u003cem\u003eLos Zetas, \u003c\/em\u003esometimes for money, often because of coercion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George W. Grayson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 141284617X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412846172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.30w x 0.80d","brand":"George W. Grayson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44123463713023,"sku":"9781412846172","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2fff73d7-3c55-4594-a5a9-eaff0a1e1de3.jpg?v=1687431036","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-executioners-men-george-w-grayson-9781412846172","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}