In American Gangster, the Feds took down heroin dealer Frank Lucas. But the kingpin behind Lucas's criminal reign, Leroy "Nicky" Barnes, remained "Mr. Untouchable." Until one undercover agent proved tough enough to infiltrate his domain and nail the most dangerous drug dealer in American history. Growing up in Red Hook, Brooklyn, where physical violence was a daily reality, Louis Diaz had what it took to one day become what he vowed to be: a man of uncompromising principles who is both "compassionate on the inside, fierce on the outside." These were the qualities that drove Diaz from his savage beginnings and early forays into the world of organized crime to become one of the DEA's bravest undercover agents-the man who was instrumental in taking down some of the nation's and the world's most notorious crime rings. In an unforgettable and utterly engaging first-person narrative, Diaz tells his gritty and colourful life story. From his headline making cases of Nicky Barnes and the Medellin cartel...to his accounts of outwitting a key villain linked to the record-breaking heist known as The Great English Train Robbery...to his all-out confrontations with murderous gun-runners and drug dealers on the mean streets of New York. ..to leading commando raids on clandestine cocaine labs inside the Bolivian jungle, Dancing With the Devil is an explosive memoir that stands as a classic of true crime literature. |
