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American Desperado

My Life--From Mafia Soldier to Cocaine Cowboy to Secret Government Asset

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American Desperado

Auteur(s): Jon Roberts, Evan Wright
Narrateur(s): Mark Bramhall, Erik Davies, Mark Deakins, Kimberly Farr, Kirby Heyborne, Thomas Vincent Kelly, Steve Kramer, Meredith Scott Lynn, Johnathan McClain, Christina Rooney
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The true story of super-criminal Jon Roberts, star of the documentary Cocaine Cowboys.

American Desperado is Roberts’ no-holds-barred account of being born into Mafia royalty, witnessing his first murder at the age of seven, becoming a hunter-assassin in Vietnam, returning to New York to become--at age 22--one of the city’s leading nightclub impresarios, then journeying to Miami where in a few short years he would rise to become the Medellin Cartel’s most effective smuggler.

But that’s just half the tale.

The roster of Roberts’ friends and acquaintances reads like a Who’s Who of the latter half of the 20th century and includes everyone from Jimi Hendrix, Richard Pryor, and O.J. Simpson to Carlo Gambino, Meyer Lansky, and Manuel Noriega.

Nothing if not colorful, Roberts surrounded himself with beautiful women, drove his souped-up street car at a top speed of 180 miles per hour, shared his bed with a 200-pound cougar, and employed a 6”6” professional wrestler called “The Thing” as his bodyguard. Ultimately, Roberts became so powerful that he attracted the attention of the Republican Party’s leadership, was wooed by them, and even was co-opted by the CIA for which he carried out its secret agenda.

Scrupulously documented and relentlessly propulsive, this collaboration between a bloodhound journalist and one of the most audacious criminals ever is like no other crime book you’ve ever read.
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Absolutely riveting. I could not stop listening. Dark but also had me laughing out loud frequently. An unbelievable story and yet, so very believable.

Wow! What an incredible story!

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turns out I only really knew maybe 25%..
.. like or hate J.R .. what a wild ride..

thought I knew most of this story before I started

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Smugglers,Mob,Sex,drugs, great book. Think I will listen to it again. Narration was clear and spot on.

couldn't put it down. great book!

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Great book, normally it takes me a month to finish a book. This one took me 2 days.

Crazy story

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For weeks I have been listening to this book off and on while working... on an airplane... and while falling asleep.

it was enthralling to say the least. it puts into perspective the simple... yet complicated world we live in.

while some struggle to make ends meat through complacency... others strive through tenacity and creativity. whether good or bad

and in the end... we all have a heart... even if it doesn't seem like it.

sure hope they make a movie!

Felt like I was there...

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A really fun audio book , well read and performed. So many infamous names and organizations in this book ! Really enjoyed hearing about the smuggling. So many wild stories in this book if you like gangster / mob stories youll enjoy this one

Awesome !

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An incredible story that keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire way though. Never ending excitement the whole way through. Highly recommend, amazing narration

Unbelievable

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well this was a book about a big ego and who knows how much truth? The guy runs down people that supposedly helped him calling them "red necks" they have to have inserts telling us this is true or we could not verify this Information? so why should we believe any of what he says?

my ego is big

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0 flow to this book. Just plain bad. Was very excited to read this but was disappointed in the flow or lack of. Mainly random thug stories.

Don’t waste your time

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