The Queen of the South

by Arturo Pérez-Reverte

2002 · thriller & suspense

Set in 2 places · 1 primary
Sense of Place
5/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

Guero Davila is a pilot engaged in drug-smuggling for the local cartels. Teresa Mendoza is his girlfriend, a typical narco's morra-- quiet, doting, submissive. But then Guero's caught playing both sides, and in Sinaloa, Teresa flees Mexico after her drug-runner boyfriend is murdered. Settling in Dallas she looks to become the country's reigning drug smuggler and to avenge her lover's murder.

Set in

  • Melilla · Spain
    Teresa flees to Spanish enclave
    ★ primary
  • Marbella · Spain
    drug empire Costa del Sol

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