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Author
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Since 1993, over 400 women have been murdered in Ciudad Juarez. When a new disappearance is reported, Kelly Courter, a washed-up Texan boxer, and Rafael Sevilla, a Mexican detective, are sucked into an underworld of organised crime, believing they can outwit the corruption all around.
4) Disappeared
Author
Series
Disappeared (Stork) volume 1
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Four months ago Sara Zapata's best friend, Linda, disappeared from the streets of Juarez, and ever since Sara has been using her job as a reporter to draw attention to the girls who have been kidnapped by the criminals who control the city, but now she and her family are being threatened--meanwhile her younger brother, Emiliano, is being lured into the narcotics business by the promise of big money, and soon the only way for both of them to escape...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Traces a season in the Mexican border city where in spite of brutal violence its citizens are held together by a shared love for its soccer team, and addresses local drug and human trafficking issues and the city's high murder rate.
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