Inside the Cartel

“Inside the Cartel is proof that truth is always stranger than fiction. In the case of Martin Suarez’s incredible career as an FBI agent, the truth includes being the first to infiltrate Columbian drug cartels and holding the record for the longest time spent continuously undercover. This memoir is a stunning, riveting and extraordinary real-life story of life in the shadows.” – -Don Winslow, #1 International Bestselling Author of The Cartel and The Border

“Martin Suarez’s work and exploits as an FBI undercover agent is legendary inside the Bureau. Both exhilarating and frightening, Suarez’s account of infiltrating and dismantling one of the largest and most insidious narco empires in the world is breathtaking. The tradecraft on display will remind readers of a John Le Carre novel, but, shockingly, it’s all true!” – -Robert K. Wittman, founder of the FBI Art Crime Team and New York Times bestselling author of Priceless and The Devil’s Diary

Martin Suarez served over 20 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Many of those years were spent undercover targeting the world’s most powerful drug cartels. He eventually became the national coordinator for undercover operations before retiring in 2011. He now acts as a special consultant. He lives with his family in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Ian Frisch has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post Magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek, Playboy, Wired, and Vice. He has appeared on Bloomberg Television and speaks regularly at universities both about writing and entrepreneurship, and was a finalist for the 2016 Associated Press Sports Editors Explanatory Award. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.