"How are drug trafficking and the Media related? Will freedom of speech prevail in Mexico? How much is the exchange of valuable information worth? This is a valuable investigation which has heavily researched the way in which drug trafficking destroys or seduces journalists. With a harsh and embattled, yet profoundly human angle, Javier Valdez Cárdenas reveals who have been victims of drug lords while searching for the truth and courageously writing about impunities and injustices. Valdez Cárdenas also delves into the behavior of some reporters and political annalists when collaborating with the kingpins by providing valuable information or offering well-paid services. This is an essential must-read book to be able to understand the politics and society of today's Mexico, one immersed in a war without precedents."