Bøger af Bill Conroy

The novel Las Almas traces the paths of characters on both sides of the U.S./Mexican border who are caught up in the currents of the drug war, some by choice, others by happenstance. The one common thread for all of them is that their lives collide in the fictional border community of Las Almas - and each pays a price for confronting the truth of the drug war.Las Almas' plot line is driven by three main elements that are the underpinnings of the war on drugs: The law enforcers and narco-traffickers engaged in the battle and the civilian population coping with the blowback from the corruption it spawns.Although fiction, Las Almas is drawn from experience. I covered the drug war along the border for more than a decade as a journalist working for both print and online publications.Las Almas takes you on a journey into the heart of that drug war, as it plays out among a cast of characters - law enforcers, politicians, informants, criminals and ordinary folks - all trapped in a script that you will not read in any newspaper or see aired on any TV newscast.

Flip-flop is a transcendental thriller and hard-edged love story revolving around a journalist's investigation into the firebombing of a newspaper office. The writer's quest for the truth takes the reader on an electric trip through mind, time and the undertow of America's counterculture.

The Sonet Walker is a tale of caution and hope set in a near-future society that is ruled by a ruthless, tyrannical government, which maintains control through a social network called Sonet. The book follows the journeys of Synthia Washington, a seemingly normal teenager who is trying to navigate a chaotic, unforgiving world while also seeking to discover the source of her special gift - which has made her a target of the oppressive government. That gift also has the potential to change the course of her society - and her life in the process. In the end, The Sonet Walker is a thriller written for all ages that also is very relevant to the times we live in today.

­DEA commander and House of Death whistleblower Sandalio Gonzalez said to me when I first started reporting on this drug-war horror story.... "If this had been a city on the Canadian border, these murders would not have happened. Our government would not allow Canadian citizens to be tortured and murdered. But, in the House of Death case, they did let it happen, because it was El Paso and Juarez and a bunch of Mexicans that they don't give a shit about." Dispatches from the House of Death tells the all-too true story of how and why a U.S.-paid Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) informant, who had a leading role with the infamous Juarez Cartel, was allowed to participate in mass murder in Mexico - with the knowledge of his U.S. law enforcement handlers and prosecutors. In the course of the carnage, a DEA agent operating in Juarez as well as his family are nearly assassinated, resulting in the evacuation of all DEA personnel from Juarez. When a DEA supervisor seeks to expose the informant's role in the bloodshed, he is silenced by his superiors while an effort is launched by ICE to deport the informant back to Mexico and certain death. In the end, the entire bloody affair is whitewashed away in a coverup born of callous self-interest and indifference that reaches to the highest levels of the U.S. government.¿¿¿¿¿¿"It is a giant of a story. There is simply no way to understand the 'war on drugs' without reading this book." - Al Giordano, author, journalist, and the founder and publisher of The Narco News Bulletin [narconews.com]¿¿¿¿¿"For Bill Conroy of narconews.com, who stood his watch when others turned away and pretended none of this had happened." - author and journalist Charles Bowden, a dedication from his book Dreamland: The Way Out of Juarez"...The mystery, which Bill Conroy explores with great determination, is why the U.S. government allowed murders implicating law enforcement to go unrepented and unpunished." - Bill Lueders, journalist and author, former editor of The Progressive"...Bill Conroy did not shy away from the sword (the government). He is like 'el mesquite verde, no se rajo.' He went above and beyond his call of duty." - Cele Castillo, former DEA agent, author and Chicano artist"Bill Conroy's exposing the truth about the so-called war on drugs placed his life and family in jeopardy..."- Ruben Gonzalez, former Associate Special Agent in Charge, U. S. Department of Homeland Security/Office of Investigations, Houston