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Colombiano

By: Rusty Young
Narrated by: Rusty Young, Brian J. Ramos
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Summary

In Colombia you have to pick a side. Or one will be picked for you ... All Pedro Gutiérrez cares about is fishing, playing pool and his girlfriend Camila’s promise to sleep with him on his sixteenth birthday. But his life is ripped apart when Guerrilla soldiers callously execute his father in front of him, and he and his mother are banished from their farm. Swearing vengeance against the five men responsible, Pedro, with his best friend Palillo, joins an illegal Paramilitary group, where he is trained to fight, kill and crush any sign of weakness. But as he descends into a world of unspeakable violence, Pedro must decide how far he is willing to go. Can he stop himself before he becomes just as ruthless as those he is hunting? Or will his dark obsession cost him all he loves? From innocent teenage love to barbaric torture ... from cruel despots to cocaine traficantes ... from seedy drug markets to brutal battlefields ... Colombiano is a blockbuster revenge thriller and an electrifying coming-of-age story.
©2017 Rusty Young (P)2019 Bolinda Publishing
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Critic reviews

‘A heart-thumping novel.’ (Marie Claire)
‘You won’t be able to put this book down.’ (New Idea)

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I was absorbed, excellent narrator

Best narrator, just amazing. Loved the story overall, especially the first half of the book, quite graphic in parts (which is not a complaint (the opposite in fact), more a heads up))

Highly recommend

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Fantastic book

Really enjoyed this and binged it in a few weeks! Although it’s fiction it also helped me understand the context of the military groups in Colombia.

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What a story!

Absolutely loved this story. Fantastic plot & characters, but what made the book for me is Rusty's skill at painting a picture through words: Fear, anger, sorrow, pity, determination, revenge, they're all covered with ease, along with visual pictures of the harsh jungle environment. Cannot wait for the next book.

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Excellent story and narration

Really great book , excellently narrated. Left me wondering what parts were real and what were fictional. Overall a great listen and great follow up to the awesome Marching Powder. More please Rusty!

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Jaw Dropping

I’m not gonna lie, at first I was really subdued but the brilliant narration hooked me in then the story, I have many audiobooks to listen too but this one will definitely get a rerun

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Epic story

Absolutely epic book! Loved the story of Pedro as he grows up with the autodefencer battling his demons, such raw emotions. Rusty young delivers again! Superb narration.

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Perfecto!

Truly riveting, absorbing, highly informative, tragic, cheeky, well written, well researched, 5 star narration, bravo!

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Truly Amazing story!

This is an amazing insight into the ongoing battle between the FARC and the Autodefensas which was truly insightful and entertaining at the same time. A real gem for anyone interested in Colombia’s darker side before it flourished into the amazing country that it is today. I commend the author for his ability to make this audio book impossible to stop listening to once you get started!

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fabulous

Rusty Young encapsulates you into another realm with this truly magnificent story. amazingly fabulous read

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