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The definitive account of the rise and fall of the ultimate narco, "El Chapo," from the New York Times reporter whose coverage of his trial went viralJoaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is the most legendary of Mexican narcos. As leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel, he was one of the most dangerous men in the world. His fearless climb to power, his brutality, his charm, his taste for luxury, his penchant for disguise, his multiple dramatic prison escapes, his unlikely encounter with Sean Penn -- all of these burnished the image of the world's most famous outlaw. He was finally captured by U.S. and Mexican law enforcement in a daring operation years in the making. Here is that entire epic story -- from El Chapo's humble origins to his conviction in a Brooklyn courthouse.
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Alan Feuer is a staff writer for the New York Times who covers crime, criminal justice and political extremism. His work has also appeared in Rolling Stone, Harper's Magazine and Men's Journal. He is the author of "El Jefe: The Stalking of Chapo Guzman," which will be published by Flatiron Books in May 20201. He has also written "Over There," a book about about his time spent covering the war in Iraq and "Still New York," a book of the artist Rick Brosen's painting to which he contributed essays.
