Part 2 of the world bestseller about the drug war between Mexico and the USA: "The Cartel" is the second volume of Don Winslow's outstandingly researched political thriller trilogy. US drug agent Art Keller has retreated to a monastery after putting his once-best friend Adán Barrera behind bars. However, the powerful drug lord negotiates a deal that undermines the fragile balance between the Mexican cartels. The result is a drug war of unprecedented scale. Keller has no choice but to finally take down Adán Barrera—in a game he plays by his own rules, and over whose moves always hangs a question: Is Art Keller truly seeking justice or revenge? With the second volume of his cartel saga, bestselling author Don Winslow presents a shockingly realistic, hard-hitting, and highly suspenseful political thriller about the Mexican-American drug war, where the lines between good and evil have long since disappeared. "Don Winslow continues his grand narrative about the Mexican drug war—a masterpiece." Stern. Don Winslow's cartel saga includes the political thrillers "Days of the Dead," "The Cartel," and "Years of the Hunter.".