A riveting true story of a mother who fought back against the drug cartels in Mexico, pursuing her own brand of justice to avenge the kidnapping and murder of her daughterfrom a global investigative correspondent for The New York Times Azam Ahmed has written a page-turning mystery but also a stunning, color-saturated portrait of the collapse of formal justice in one Mexican town.Steve Coll, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of Directorate S A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: New Yorker, The Economist, Chicago Public Library Fear Is Just a Word begins on an international bridge between Mexico and the United States, as fifty-six-year-old Miriam Rodrguez stalks one of the men she believes was involved in the murder of her daughter Karen. He is her target number eleven, a member of the drug cartel that has terrorized and controlled what was once Miriams quiet hometown of San Fernando, Mexico, almost one hundred miles from the U.S. border. Having dyed her hair red as a disguise, Miriam watches, waits, and then orchestrates the arrest of this man, exacting her own version of justice. Woven into this deeply researched, moving account is the story of how cartels built their power in Mexico, escalated the use of violence, and kidnapped and murdered tens of thousands. Karen was just one of the many people who disappeared, and Miriam, a brilliant, strategic, and fearless woman, begged for help from the authorities and paid ransom money she could not afford in hopes of saving her daughter. When that failed, she decided that fear is just a word, and began a crusade to track down Karens killers and to help other victimized families in their search for justice. What do people do when their country and the peaceful town where they have grown up become unrecognizable, suddenly places of violence and fear? Azam Ahmed takes us into the grieving of a country and a family to tell the mesmerizing story of a brave and brilliant woman determined to find out what happened to her daughter, and to see that the criminals who murdered her were punished. Fear Is Just a Word is an unforgettable and moving portrait of a woman, a town, and a country, and of what can happen when violent forces leave people to seek justice on their own.
Fear Is Just a Word: A Missing Daughter, a Violent Cartel, and a Mother's Quest for Vengeance
MSRP:
Was:
Now:
$18.82 - $32.01
(You save
)
(No reviews yet)
Write a Review
Write a Review
![Fear Is Just a Word: A Missing Daughter, a Violent Cartel, and a Mother's Quest for Vengeance Fear Is Just a Word: A Missing Daughter, a Violent Cartel, and a Mother's Quest for Vengeance](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-rr0pkl7rnl/images/stencil/500x659/products/20902/42520/41PNFPzulNL__03125.1705971588.jpg?c=1)
Fear Is Just a Word: A Missing Daughter, a Violent Cartel, and a Mother's Quest for Vengeance
- SKU:
- UPC:
- 9780593448410
- Maximum Purchase:
- 2 units
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Publication Date:
- 9/26/2023
- Release Date:
- 9/26/2023
- Author:
- Ahmed, Azam
- Language:
- English: Published; English: Original Language; English
- Pages:
- 384
![Just Between Us: Mother & Daughter: A No-Stress, No-Rules Journal Just Between Us: Mother & Daughter: A No-Stress, No-Rules Journal](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-rr0pkl7rnl/images/stencil/500x659/products/214743/422074/41hyV5AYZLL__56651.1728038777.jpg?c=1)
Chronicle Books
Just Between Us: Mother & Daughter: A No-Stress, No-Rules Journal
MSRP:
Was:
Now:
$12.72 - $25.60
![The Accountant's Story: Inside the Violent World of the Medelln Cartel The Accountant's Story: Inside the Violent World of the Medelln Cartel](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-rr0pkl7rnl/images/stencil/500x659/products/157409/307072/51UqEyZbdeL__96626.1727899713.jpg?c=1)
The Accountant's Story: Inside the Violent World of the Medelln Cartel
MSRP:
Was:
Now:
$12.82 - $45.24
![Just Mom and Me Having Tea: A Fun Bible Study for Mothers and Daughters Just Mom and Me Having Tea: A Fun Bible Study for Mothers and Daughters](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-rr0pkl7rnl/images/stencil/500x659/products/73569/143485/512_Vnf8EIL__70285.1706254261.jpg?c=1)
Harvest House Publishers
Just Mom and Me Having Tea: A Fun Bible Study for Mothers and Daughters
MSRP:
Was:
Now:
$11.24 - $20.79
![Miss Massacre's Guide to Murder and Vengeance Miss Massacre's Guide to Murder and Vengeance](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-rr0pkl7rnl/images/stencil/500x659/products/158391/309066/51OFmPbaIwL__18732.1727902129.jpg?c=1)
Miss Massacre's Guide to Murder and Vengeance
MSRP:
Was:
Now:
$35.52 - $300.00
![I'm Not Mad, I Just Hate You!: A New Understanding of Mother-Daughter Conflict I'm Not Mad, I Just Hate You!: A New Understanding of Mother-Daughter Conflict](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-rr0pkl7rnl/images/stencil/500x659/products/185131/363181/41X8imolVSL__75841.1727964824.jpg?c=1)
Sandler, Roni Cohen, Ph.D./ Silver, Michelle
I'm Not Mad, I Just Hate You!: A New Understanding of Mother-Daughter Conflict
MSRP:
Was:
Now:
$11.26 - $22.86
![Mother-Daughter Wisdom: Understanding the Crucial Link Between Mothers, Daughters, and Health Mother-Daughter Wisdom: Understanding the Crucial Link Between Mothers, Daughters, and Health](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-rr0pkl7rnl/images/stencil/500x659/products/221509/435359/51DfDB81shL__62507.1728054534.jpg?c=1)
Brand: Hay House
Mother-Daughter Wisdom: Understanding the Crucial Link Between Mothers, Daughters, and Health
MSRP:
Was:
Now:
$12.22 - $35.49
![Just Between Us: Mother & Daughter revised edition: The Original Bestselling No-Stress, No-Rules Journal Just Between Us: Mother & Daughter revised edition: The Original Bestselling No-Stress, No-Rules Journal](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-rr0pkl7rnl/images/stencil/500x659/products/21013/42798/51zrGaDtM7L__50177.1705971918.jpg?c=1)
Chronicle Books
Just Between Us: Mother & Daughter revised edition: The Original Bestselling No-Stress, No-Rules Journal
MSRP:
Was:
Now:
$14.39 - $24.72
![Daughter of Light (Follower of the Word) Daughter of Light (Follower of the Word)](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-rr0pkl7rnl/images/stencil/500x659/products/210255/413245/51xVATRP3jL__94715.1728027438.jpg?c=1)
Daughter of Light (Follower of the Word)
MSRP:
Was:
Now:
$26.64 - $32.88
!