The Queen Of The South by Arturo Pérez-Reverte

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Book name:	The Queen Of The South (2024)
Category:	Betrayal
Author:	Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Pages:	500 pages
Language:	Spanish; Castilian
Publication data:	Jan. 1, 2002, midnight

The novel follows Teresa Mendoza, a young woman from Mexico who rises from a life of poverty and danger to become a powerful drug cartel leader. After her boyfriend, a drug smuggler, is murdered, Teresa flees to Spain, where she uses her intelligence and resilience to navigate the perilous world of drug trafficking. Over time, she builds a vast and influential empire, facing numerous challenges and betrayals along the way. The story is a gripping tale of survival, ambition, and transformation, highlighting the complexities of power and the human spirit's capacity for reinvention. The 3567th greatest book of all time

About the author

Arturo Pérez-Reverte

9 books

Arturo Pérez-Reverte Gutiérrez, is a Spanish novelist and ex-journalist. He worked as a war reporter for twenty-one years (1973 - 1994). He started his journalistic career writing for the now-defunct newspaper Pueblo. Then, he jumped to news reporter for TVE, Spanish national channel. As a war journalist he traveled to several countries, covering many conflicts. He put this experience into his book 'Territorio Comanche', focusing on the years of Bosnian massacres. That was in 1994, but his debu… Read more