The Killing Fields: Harvest of Women

by Diana Washington Valdez

Overview

Explosive book exposes the Mexican killing fields that claimed the lives of hundreds of women at the Juarez, Mexico border. The author's dangerous investigation reveals high-level corruption, a drug cartel run amok and more. Hollywood took note and produced a movie starring Jennifer Lopez and Antonio Banderas. Amnesty International, the United Nations and the U.S. State Department want the Mexican government to put an end to the murders and disappearances that have spread to other places. Exclusive material, including FBI interviews, puts this book at the frontlines of the issue. Author is the expert on the ghastly border crimes. It is the first nonfiction book in English about the murders that attracted international attention.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780615140087
Publisher:	Global Literary Productions
Publication date:	09/27/2006
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	404
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Diana Washington Valdez is an international award-winning journalist who has written extensively about U.S.-Mexico border issues and high-profile crimes. She is featured in the American film Border Echoes (Ecos de una frontera), and in other documentaries, TV, cable, radio, and digital media specials.