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Road Work: Among Tyrants, Heroes, Rogues, and Beasts

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After reading Killing Pablo, I knew that I enjoyed Mark Bowden's style. I don't know why I mistook him for Tim Bowden whose book 'Óne Crowded Hour' I also enjoyed.
The best in the whole anthology I would say is: The Dark Art of Interrogation.
I will be checking out his other books.

I enjoy true crime and have read many good true crime books; however, Mark Bowden captures you and pulls you in from Page 1 and doesn't quit right down to the last page. Keep them coming, Mark - you add real class to true crime. One of the best investigative journalists in this day and time.

If you like Mark Bowden you'll enjoy this book. Maybe not love it but enjoy it. He started as a sport writer so many of the included subjects are naturally about sports. Since I lost interest in sports a long time ago those arent too interesting to me but still well written. I'd get his other books first and make this your last choice for a Bowden "fix".

Mark Bowden has a knack of putting you in the middle of the action. At times it feels like you are actually there in that part of history experiencing everything that all the personnel are going through. He gives you all aspects of the experience from both the good and bad guys perspective.