Queen of the South

Written by:
Arturo Perez-Reverte
Narrated by:
Lina Patel

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
32
Narrator
2
Release Date
January 2004
Duration
17 hours 29 minutes
Summary
Few authors inspire the kind of passion that Arturo Pérez-Reverte does. Reviewers, readers, and booksellers alike have embraced his fiction as the perfect blend of suspense and literary ambition. A global bestseller, he is one of the most admired and widely read authors in the world. And his stunning new novel is his best yet.

A remarkable tale, The Queen of the South spans continents, from the dusty streets of Mexico to the sparkling waters off the coast of Morocco, to Spain and the Strait of Gibraltar. A sweeping story set to the irresistible beat of the drug smugglers' ballads, it encompasses sensuality and cruelty, love and betrayal, as its heroine's story unfolds.

Teresa Mendoza's boyfriend is a drug smuggler who the narcos of Sinaloa, Mexico, call 'the king of the short runway,' because he can get a plane full of coke off the ground in three hundred yards. But in a ruthless business, life can be short, and Teresa even has a special cell phone that Guero gave her along with a dark warning. If that phone rings, it means he's dead, and she'd better run, because they're coming for her next.

Then the call comes.

In order to survive, she will have to say goodbye to the old Teresa, an innocent girl who once entrusted her life to a pinche narco smuggler. She will have to find inside herself a woman who is tough enough to inhabit a world as ugly and dangerous as that of the narcos-a woman she never before knew existed. Indeed, the woman who emerges will surprise even those who know her legend, that of the Queen of the South. 
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Anonymous

Outstanding, beautifully written, held my attention for many hours!

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O'Brians Girl

Queen of the South had a lot of detail, some of which I thought was unneeded and really didn't contribute much to the story. The author did a good job however, fleshing out the main character and despite my prudish nature I thought the foul language was essential considering this was a drug runners story. The main character was, in my opinion a psychopath but you wanted to like her regardless. All through the book she lacked any depth of feeling for those close to her even when they sacrificed themselves to save her. The end was a bit of a let down, but it was a good journey and worth the read. The narrator was a poor choice because when she switched from one character to another you couldn't follow the transition and had to guess who was speaking. All in all it was a good story.

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The Bookie

This is my fourth Auturo Perez-Reverte novel and I have enjoyed all of them. As an author he researches whatever topic his novels explores so that we learn a lot about it, from drug smuggling to renaissance art or sword play he teaches us about all of them. I like how some of books use a connection to the works of Alexander Dumas,who is one of my favorite authors, as a plot device. His books almost always have a slow dramatic buildup while he throughly introduces us to his characters. In "Queen of the South" Teresa Mendoza begins as the naive girlfriend of a narcotics smuggler who had never given much thought to how she was living and the possible consequences of his actions or her own. When the poo hits the fan she takes the one chance left to her by her boyfriend and uses it to escape to another world where she becomes aware of and begins to develop and use own personal power.

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Anonymous

I don't get this "critically acclaimed" stuff. This is one of the worst novels I've 'read' in a while. I got through one CD and shipped it back. The writing is horrible. You stick and gun in somebody's hand dress it up with drugs and sex call it writing. God help us if this s***t is selling...

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Kathleen Bugar

Perez-Reverte has written some great books but I do not rank this one at the top of his efforts. I felt it dragged a bit in the middle and was entirely too long. Having said that, it is a real eye opener about the Mexican and Spanish drug culture.

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Anonymous

Queen of the South is a slow-paced read, with shallow characters, and a pointless plot. Don't bother.

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Anonymous

This is a fabulous book. The characters and plot are interesting and exciting. The language reflects a great writer. Highly recommended.

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Anonymous

I had purchased this book and virtually abandoned my husband as I was so glued to it. Mr. Reverte is an author like no other. And this book takes you on a journey that is wrought with danger and desperation, but you can't help but keep pulling for Tereza. This is totally worth it!

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