The pictures of El Chapo’s cinematographic escape
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman escaped Saturday by slipping down a shaft from his prison cell's shower area late Saturday and disappearing into a sophisticated mile-long tunnel.
NEW YORK (AP) – The escape of Mexican drug lord "El Chapo" has meant more sales for a crime novel that features the escape of a Mexican drug lord.
Don Winslow's "The Cartel," published last month to enthusiastic reviews, jumped within 24 hours from No. 287 to No. 66 as of midday Wednesday on Amazon.com's best-seller list.
Winslow's novel is a follow-up to a previous work on the drug wars, "The Power of the Dog," and centers on a deadly rivalry between a Drug Enforcement Administration agent and a Mexican cartel kingpin based on El Chapo.
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman escaped Saturday from a maximum security prison in Mexico. He also escaped in 2001, which was fictionalized in "The Cartel."
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