| | |  | Books | Home » » Turning the Tide: One Man Against the Medellin Cartel | | | | | | | Description: | | A suspenseful account of the college professor who brought down a Colombian drug lord reveals how one man armed with a .357 Magnum took a very big bite out of crime. By the author of A Cast of Killers. K. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Sidney D. Kirkpatrick | | Hardcover:
| 256 pages | | Publisher:
| Dutton Adult | | Publication Date:
| June 01, 1991 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0525249982 | | Package Length:
| 8.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 13 reviews |
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8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 The Amazing Story of Mr. NovakDec 11, 2003
By Mike
"Mike"
This is an astounding story of Mr. Richard Novak and his involvement in bringing down the cocaine empire of Carlos Ledher. Reading about what he (Novak) went through and overcame is an inspiring story for anyone to read. Unfortuneately, Mr. Novak passed away in January 1997, I was deeply saddened by the loss, mostly because I never got to ask him to tell me the complete story (In this book some details are left out and some are exaggerated). This book is well written and easy to understand, even though it sometimes portrays Novak as an unlikeable character (which was completely the opposite in real life).
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 I lived in the Islands during this time; this book is trueJun 04, 1998
By horseheavenacres@ecqual.net
I lived in the Bahamas for 8 years and traveled to Normans Cay several times and explored the island after Carlos Laeder left. After I read the book I went there two more times and looked through the "Ruins" that his group left and could almost relive the book. Although the island paradise that he built at the club has been devestated, the rest of the island has been slowly retaken by new inhabitants. I believe that Mr. Novac told a very true story and I only wish that I hadn't given away my hardback copy of the book. I would like to buy two copies again.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
A must read if you've been to the BahamasNov 24, 2001
I grew up cruising on a sailboat in the Bahamas with my dad and remember Norman's key before and after Carlos. I find that it is a real shame that the island is in ruins now when it was once so prosperous. It's too bad that after Carlos was brought down, they couldn't have saved the island's beautiful houses. It's quite a mess now, everything has been picked over and trashed. I find that this book really makes the island come alive. You can walk on the island today after reading the book and picture what it was like back then. It's fascinating and a shame that there were ever drugs involved with such a beautiful island.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
A duel in the sun, sea, and sand. And those hammerheads...!Mar 09, 1998
A very good, exciting account of two risk-takers who went to great lengths in the pursuit of their dreams, the people who got caught up in the swirl of their dreams, and how their dreams came to clash on an island in the Bahamas, Norman's Cay. The two principals in this true account, college professor Mr. Novak and the leader of the Medellin drug cartel, Carlos Lehder-Rivas, both seemed to have missed opportunities for personal fulfillment and contribution to humanity: the former by circumstance, the latter by choice. It's sad that Mr. Novak's dream for a Marine Biology research center and his dive shop on Norman's Cay never came to be. It's sad that Carlos Lehder-Rivas misdirected his charisma and tremendous organizational abilities towards trying to establish an island kingdom and trafficking drugs, and not to, say, organizing relief missions for the United Nations. A thrilling ride. Good work, Mr. Novak and son, and Mr. Kirkpatrick!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Turning the Tide: One Man Against the Medellin CartelApr 15, 2004
Great book - an easy read - fast moving - You cannot put it down. If you like politics, romance , water, and airplanes, this is the book for you. The ending is a little weak on what happened to Ledher-Rivas. He was convicted and sent to jail, but apparently he is free now after cutting a deal with the Justice Dept in 1996. This after a conviction to 155 year in prison.
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