The Mastermind

The book tells the true story of Paul Le Roux, who created a 21st Century cartel involving prescription drugs, cocaine trafficking, weapons deals, and other criminal activities.

Award-winning journalist Evan Ratliff spent four years investigating Le Roux's empire, conducting hundreds of interviews and uncovering thousands of documents.

The story details the decade-long global manhunt that finally led to Le Roux's arrest and his subsequent cooperation with the Justice Department to bring down his own organization.