PositiveThe Washington Independent Review of BooksThe book is organized into five sections, which Quinones skillfully uses to tell the stories of ordinary people whose lives were derailed by fentanyl, meth, and other illicit drugs ... The sheer number of people presented here — from prosecutors and police officers to traffickers (both American and Mexican) and jailers — can feel overwhelming, to the point that some readers may wish for a flowchart. But the payoff of keeping track of so many characters is worth the challenge, for their stories are compelling.
