“Electrifying…The portrait that Corcahdo paints is all the more heartrending for Mexico’s extraordinary promise.” Washington Post
Description
A crusading Mexican-American journalist searches for justice and hope in an increasingly violent Mexico
In the last decade, more than 100,000 people have been killed or disappeared in the Mexican drug war, and drug trafficking there is a multibillion-dollar business. In a country where the powerful are rarely scrutinized, noted Mexican-American journalist Alfredo Corchado refuses to shrink from reporting on government corruption, murders in Juárez, or the ruthless drug cartels of Mexico. One night, Corchado received a tip that he could be the next target of the Zetas, a violent paramilitary group—and that he had twenty-four hours to find out if the threat was true.
Midnight in Mexico is the story of one man’s quest to report the truth of his country—as he races to save his own life.
Praise
“Electrifying…The portrait that Corcahdo paints is all the more heartrending for Mexico’s extraordinary promise.” Washington Post
“Gripping.” Economist (London)
“Corchado looks at Mexico’s darkest hour. And doesn’t blink.” Dallas Morning News
“A riveting account that features many of the places and personalities that have been central to Mexico’s recent nightmare…Corchado is a dogged and savvy journalist who manages to be everywhere a good reporter should be.” San Francisco Chronicle
"[Corchado’s] solid research and detailed understanding of the forces at work there make the book an important one…And his personal struggle with his homeland make it a raw, compelling read.” Miami Herald
Details
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Release Day | Jun 24, 2019 |
| Release Date | June 25, 2019 |
| Release Date Machine | 1561420800 |
| Imprint | Blackstone Publishing |
| Provider | Blackstone Publishing |
| Categories | Biographies & Memoirs, History, True Crime, Americas, Nonfiction - Adult, Nonfiction - All |
Author Bio
Alfredo Corchado is the Mexico Border correspondent for the Dallas Morning News and author of Midnight in Mexico and Homelands. He is a Nieman, Lannan, USMEX, Woodrow Wilson, and Rockefeller fellow and the winner of the Maria Moors Cabot and Elijah Parish Lovejoy awards for courage in journalism. He lives in Mexico City but calls the border home.
Narrator Bio
Timothy Andrés Pabon is an English- and Spanish-speaking voice-over artist who has worked extensively in advertising and audiobook narration. He has had acting roles on House of Cards and has also been a costar on HBO’s acclaimed series The Wire opposite country music legend Steve Earl. As a stage actor, he has worked off-Broadway at the June Havoc Theatre, and his regional credits include Center Stage, the Shakespeare Theatre, Arena Stage, the Hippodrome, Olney Theatre, Rep Stage, and GALA Hispanic Theatre.
Overview
A crusading Mexican-American journalist searches for justice and hope in an increasingly violent Mexico
In the last decade, more than 100,000 people have been killed or disappeared in the Mexican drug war, and drug trafficking there is a multibillion-dollar business. In a country where the powerful are rarely scrutinized, noted Mexican-American journalist Alfredo Corchado refuses to shrink from reporting on government corruption, murders in Juárez, or the ruthless drug cartels of Mexico. One night, Corchado received a tip that he could be the next target of the Zetas, a violent paramilitary group—and that he had twenty-four hours to find out if the threat was true.
Midnight in Mexico is the story of one man’s quest to report the truth of his country—as he races to save his own life.
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