First published 2013
The Counselor believes one lucrative deal will solve his problems. This unnamed attorney enters the drug trade expecting quick money, but the transaction collapses immediately. Cartel enforcers hunt him through a maze of violence and deception. Every ally becomes suspect. Every escape route closes. The lawyer discovers that his partners never intended to honor their agreement. Double crosses multiply as bodies pile up around him. He runs from killers who show no mercy and follow no rules. His legal training means nothing in this world. The cartels demand payment in blood. The Counselor realizes too late that some transactions cannot be undone. His ambition has trapped him in a nightmare where survival depends on luck, not skill. Death stalks him at every turn.
Genres: fiction, crime, thriller, legal-thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Period: 21st-Century
184 pages · Paperback · Vintage
Content warnings: drug-use, graphic-violence, violence