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Fear Is Just a Word: A Missing Daughter, a Violent Cartel, and a Mother’s Quest for Vengeance

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Readers

40/100

Critics

88/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Azam Ahmed

Publisher:

Random House

Date:

September 26, 2023

A true story of a mother who fought back against the drug cartels in Mexico, pursuing her own brand of justice to avenge the kidnapping and murder of her daughter.

What The Reviewers Say

Cristina Rivera Garza,
The New York Times Book Review
Drawing on four years of meticulous archival and field research, as well as countless interviews, scholarly works and his own journalism, Ahmed...lifts the veil on daily life in a war-torn zone.
Rebecca Hopman,
Booklist
This vivid, disturbing story will appeal to readers interested in drug cartels and true crime..

Publishers Weekly
Riveting.

Kirkus
Harrowing.