![]() ![]() Following Keller and the other characters of this novel, Don Winslow positions us as witnesses to tremendous crimes, and horrific destruction, while listening to members of both sides of this ‘war’ declare victory and prosperity from the engagements that leave towns destroyed and families murdered. In a high powered story of political forces, and brutal mentalities, Art Keller attempts to do his job, while not becoming a victim of his obsessions. The rest of his long, hard won career seems to be a repeat of that sparing match. But from the blood, pain and street-wise cunning, it appears that he has won the real match, only to find that he’s still one step behind in the greater game. ![]() His career really begins in a boxing ring, where he is pummeled a great deal, forced to use every skill he has, engage his tactical mind in order to survive, and looses the three round bout. ![]() Art Keller, through tenacity, skilled experience, and what he once thought of as luck, positions himself as a strategic piece in the DEA’s war on drugs. ![]()
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