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Kingdom Cons
by Yuri Herrera,
(An Other Stories, £8.99)
TO WRITE about Mexico and its narco problem today is to venture into a world full of paradoxes, deep complexities and ultimately violent power struggles.
That's what Yuri Herrera has done in a debut novel that unravels not only the recent history of the country but also how it is shaped by narco violence, patronage and corruption.
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