The Jaguar, T. Jefferson Parker
The Jaguar, T. Jefferson Parker
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The Jaguar

Author: T. Jefferson Parker

Narrator: David Colacci

Unabridged: 12 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/10/2012

Synopsis

Erin McKenna, a beautiful songwriter married to a crooked Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy, is kidnapped by Benjamin Armenta, the ruthless leader of the powerful Gulf Cartel. But his demands are as unusual as the crumbling castle in which Erin is kept. She is ordered to compose a unique narcocorrido, a folk ballad that records the exploits of the drug dealers, gunrunners, and outlaws who have populated Mexican history for generations. Under the threat of death, Armenta orders Erin to tell his life story—in music—and write “the greatest narcocorrido of all time.”As the mesmerizing music and lyrics of Erin’s song cascade from the jungle hideout, they serve as a siren song to the two men who love her: her outlaw husband, Bradley Jones, and the lawman, Charlie Hood—who together have the power to rescue her. Here, amid the ancient beauty of the Yucatecan lowlands, the long-simmering rivalry between these two men will be brought closer to its explosive finale.

About T. Jefferson Parker

T. Jefferson Parker is the bestselling author of fourteen previous novels, including Storm Runners and The Fallen. Alongside Dick Francis and James Lee Burke, Parker is one of only three writers to be awarded the Edgar Award for Best Novel more than once. Parker lives with his family in Southern California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on March 02, 2015

This is the fifth out of six books in T. Jefferson Parker's series featuring Charlie Hood, an L. A. County Sheriff's deputy, and the deeper one gets into the series the more difficult the books are to review, at least for me. I find that this one is virtually impossible to discuss without giving awa......more

Goodreads review by Skip on January 21, 2012

Parker is clearly obsessed with several things: the beauty of the desert, the warring drug cartels of Mexico, the inadequacy of the police and military in Mexico, and his crazy fixation with his character, Mike Finnegan. Singer Erin McKennah is kidnapped by Mexican kingpin Benjamin Armienta under th......more

Goodreads review by Ian on January 03, 2014

I jumped into these series at book number 5, and two characters make me want to jump back in -- Charlie Hood himself, and the mysterious Irish devil, Mike Finnegan. I won't say much about how evil Mike can be, but he's an unexpected character that kicks this book into more than one category. I like t......more

Goodreads review by Sheree on April 23, 2012

The Jaguar makes Erin the center of the book with Charlie taking a backseat. I am not sure what Parker plans for the Mike character. I wish he would get on with it and get rid of him. I like Charlie Hood,,,,,,,,,,the character of Mike is ruining the series.......more

Goodreads review by Donna on March 12, 2012

For me this was an MP3 audiobook. I like this series. To appreciate this book you need to have read the other books in this series and in order. The characters surrounding Charlie Hood are interesting and make you want to see where this series ends. The fight between good and evil is an old one, bu......more

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