Smuggler's Blues

Smugglers Blues tells Rick Stratton’s embellished story about the last years of his time as a mid-level marijuana smuggler. On the plus side, Rick is a talented enough writer that this story is very readable and will keep the reader interested. However, his talent for words also exposes him as a self......more

I wavered between 2 and 3 stars on this. I gave it a 3 because I enjoyed the business aspect part of the story when it came to his smuggling activities. I couldn't go any higher because I really disliked the constant bragging about his sexual exploits and appetites as well as his general arrogance.......more

Richard Stratton was a big time smuggler of hash in the 60s and 70s, but got busted when he tried tom import 15 tons of it to new york in the early 80s. The events of the book are real and frantically told as he runs from one messed up situation to another. Richard Stratton tells a story well, and wh......more

Wow. An account straight out of the mind of a genius Only this genius was the master of deception, who played the game starting with nothing and winning some huge pots in ironic poker terms! In the end, the bureaucrats always win, though, and confiscate the pots so carefully won with extraordinary im......more

If you like the anti-hero you will love this book. I found myself rooting for Richard Stratton throughout because even though he was selling huge amounts of marijuana and making millions, I found him to be honest about his life and allegiance to his own code, which I admired. I immediately read the......more