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Jamie
I read this story because I am from Kentucky. I thought the topic of the book was interesting, and the story line was good. However, this book is hard to read and the majority of it moves slow. There are so many people that are introduced that it's hard to keep up with everyone. At the end of the book, updates were given for certain people. I'll be honest, some of these I don't remember! I felt like I should have been taking notes as I read!

The story itself is very interesting. Showing Kentucky,

I read this story because I am from Kentucky. I thought the topic of the book was interesting, and the story line was good. However, this book is hard to read and the majority of it moves slow. There are so many people that are introduced that it's hard to keep up with everyone. At the end of the book, updates were given for certain people. I'll be honest, some of these I don't remember! I felt like I should have been taking notes as I read!

The story itself is very interesting. Showing Kentucky, specifically Lexington-area, upper class and their shady dealings. From the high class to law enforcement officials. Links are shown between the Bluegrass State to Vegas and Florida to Columbia, South America. From politicians, to the mafia, to NFL players, to the DEA. The listing of people involved is massive.

However, at the same time that the story is interesting, I find it saddening. To know of the shady doings of people who are there to protect the interest of others, are simply there protecting themselves. To see how the justice system is used to their advantage. And the horrible knowledge that the system isn't always for the people.

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Cwn_annwn_13
Dec 14, 2008 rated it really liked it
This book delves into the life of a Kentucky blueblood who apparently had an adventurish streak and evolved from being a Lexington narcotics detective to being found dead on a rural Kentucky farm with a malfunctioning parachute and multiple kilos of cocaine strapped to his body. (I can't remember the exact number but it was well over a hundred pounds if I remember right, and in case you can't figure this out on your own the parachute malfunctioned because it couldn't handle the weight of the cok This book delves into the life of a Kentucky blueblood who apparently had an adventurish streak and evolved from being a Lexington narcotics detective to being found dead on a rural Kentucky farm with a malfunctioning parachute and multiple kilos of cocaine strapped to his body. (I can't remember the exact number but it was well over a hundred pounds if I remember right, and in case you can't figure this out on your own the parachute malfunctioned because it couldn't handle the weight of the coke) Apparently, this guy was a big part of a drug ring that included other cops, most likely other Kentucky bluebloods and political figures, organized crime figures based in Las Vegas and probably people within the DEA itself. Whose to say this spider web didn't go up even higher? In my opinion the author of this book didn't ask hard enough questions in that direction. Also another police officer involved probably murdered his ex-girlfriend or had knowledge that she was going to be killed because she was possibly going to spill the beans and name names but he was never charged with the murder because a body was never found. I recomend books like Dope Inc., Dark Alliance, former DEA agent Cellie Castillos book, or a book called Barry and the Boys to learn that who the average persons cartoonish vision of who controls the illegal drug trade is not reality. ...more
Paula
Apr 02, 2008 rated it liked it
The Lexington area bluebloods (Old Lexingtonians) were/are struggling to keep their land and horse farms due to the encroachment of development and the offers from developers to buy (yes, we do need several more Walgreens on every corner in Bourbon, Woodford and Jessamine Counties, don't we?) their land. This book details Drew's attempt to hang onto the family farms. I, for one, am more than happy when Sheik Mohammed, his brothers and the Irish horse conglomerates purchase and run the Bluegrass The Lexington area bluebloods (Old Lexingtonians) were/are struggling to keep their land and horse farms due to the encroachment of development and the offers from developers to buy (yes, we do need several more Walgreens on every corner in Bourbon, Woodford and Jessamine Counties, don't we?) their land. This book details Drew's attempt to hang onto the family farms. I, for one, am more than happy when Sheik Mohammed, his brothers and the Irish horse conglomerates purchase and run the Bluegrass farms. If they don't maintain the farms and horse industry, Lexington and environs will be just like Indianapolis with useless commercial crap suburban real estate everywhere...now that's something to strive for, don't you think? It is an interesting story of an attempt to keep an ideal "pure" via crime. Nothing's free, so I hear. If you have ties to KY, this is an interesting book. ...more
Tanya Faberson
I had to quit this book a little over halfway through. Just awfully written, and after so many reprints, I don't know how there can be that many typos left throughout. It was really distracting. Also, a book like this with so many players involved in the story really needs to have some photographs included. Half the time, I was trying to find pictures of these people on-line. It just became really old. The writing is disjointed, the story all over the place, and it was a real disappointment. I'm I had to quit this book a little over halfway through. Just awfully written, and after so many reprints, I don't know how there can be that many typos left throughout. It was really distracting. Also, a book like this with so many players involved in the story really needs to have some photographs included. Half the time, I was trying to find pictures of these people on-line. It just became really old. The writing is disjointed, the story all over the place, and it was a real disappointment. I'm still very interested in the story - the conspiracy, all of it - I just think someone else needs to write it. ...more
Ben
3-3.5 stars if you've never lived in Kentucky but easily 4 if you have. I spent 13 years in the Bluegrass including a couple in the mid 70's when some of this story line was apparently unfolding nearby.

They say truth is stranger than fiction .... the scandal & conspiracy presented in this investigative work rivals anything you'll watch in prime time.

I did find it challenging to keep track of the extensive list of characters especially as layer upon layer of the story unfolded but overall it he

3-3.5 stars if you've never lived in Kentucky but easily 4 if you have. I spent 13 years in the Bluegrass including a couple in the mid 70's when some of this story line was apparently unfolding nearby.

They say truth is stranger than fiction .... the scandal & conspiracy presented in this investigative work rivals anything you'll watch in prime time.

I did find it challenging to keep track of the extensive list of characters especially as layer upon layer of the story unfolded but overall it held my interest and had me wide eyed as many of the highlighted locations hit very close to my old Kentucky home.

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Stefanie
Apr 22, 2014 rated it it was ok
I enjoyed the topic / subject matter, but it is a hard book to read. It is like reading a text book. Surprised how many typos were missed in the editing process.
Cynthia
Sep 25, 2018 rated it really liked it
Blew my mind. Hard to believe this went on in Kentucky at one time but apparently it did.
Johnathan Rowe
Audio version....there was about an hour left when my library loan expired... don't feel inclined to re-borrow it. Audio version....there was about an hour left when my library loan expired... don't feel inclined to re-borrow it. ...more
Julie
Mar 17, 2009 rated it liked it
I read this for a book club. I did not care for it. It is a true story; and it is very depressing to learn about all of the corruption that existed (s?) in the state of Kentucky. There are so many people and so much detail in the book - it is almost overwhelming and could have been better organized. I'm glad someone dug in and told the story - but it is hard to slog through. I read this for a book club. I did not care for it. It is a true story; and it is very depressing to learn about all of the corruption that existed (s?) in the state of Kentucky. There are so many people and so much detail in the book - it is almost overwhelming and could have been better organized. I'm glad someone dug in and told the story - but it is hard to slog through. ...more
Ben Watson
Great story in need of even greater editing. Don't misunderstand me, I finished the book. But it could be trimmed by 1/3 and still be a stellar true crime book; but at least it helped provide a plot thread for Justified Season 4 with the Andrew Thompson (actually Andrew Thornton from BGC) character. Great story in need of even greater editing. Don't misunderstand me, I finished the book. But it could be trimmed by 1/3 and still be a stellar true crime book; but at least it helped provide a plot thread for Justified Season 4 with the Andrew Thompson (actually Andrew Thornton from BGC) character. ...more
dean fisher
Apr 30, 2010 is currently reading it
So far I feel like it's a bit poorly written, making it a slow read for me. I'm interested in the subject and the story, but I'm just not drawn to it like I want to be! So far I feel like it's a bit poorly written, making it a slow read for me. I'm interested in the subject and the story, but I'm just not drawn to it like I want to be! ...more
David
Sep 20, 2010 rated it liked it
Pretty interesting stuff. Really kinda weird to read all about when you have lived in the area and recognize everything...
Bethany
Mar 18, 2013 rated it liked it
Interesting story, but too many characters introduced. The flow of the story was also hard to follow.
B. R. Reed
This book opens with a rather shocking event. In Sept 1985 a seasoned citizen in Knoxville, TN wakes up early one morning to find a dead man lying in his driveway. The dead man turns out to be a Lexington, KY based drug smuggler/pilot/ex-cop in possession of 34 kilos of cocaine. It further appears that the man fell out of the sky without deploying his parachute. Ouch. A crashed $250k Cessna airplane (w/o pilots) was found in the NC mountains east of Knoxville on the same morning.

At the time of

This book opens with a rather shocking event. In Sept 1985 a seasoned citizen in Knoxville, TN wakes up early one morning to find a dead man lying in his driveway. The dead man turns out to be a Lexington, KY based drug smuggler/pilot/ex-cop in possession of 34 kilos of cocaine. It further appears that the man fell out of the sky without deploying his parachute. Ouch. A crashed $250k Cessna airplane (w/o pilots) was found in the NC mountains east of Knoxville on the same morning.

At the time of this "falling man" incident in Tennessee I was a DEA street agent in Los Angeles fighting the "war on drugs" in the city of angels. I was hired due to all the drug-related insanity in south Florida in the late 70s-early 80s which quickly spread across the country. In the 1980s the drug scene in Los Angeles was out of control. In 1989 an intelligent and hardworking DEA agent in my group (squad) executed a search warrant at a Sylmar, CA warehouse which resulted in the seizure of 21 tons of cocaine and $12 million cash. Trucked in from El Paso. The 80s were also a time when pilots like Barry Seal were running guns to the Contras in Central America and returning to the states with large quantities of marijuana & cocaine. The Miami Federal Reserve Bank and other banks in Miami were overflowing with cash (drug money). Miami was the murder capitol of America. The Medellin & the Cali Cartels were on the rise.

The incident in Knoxville sounds very interesting: 34 kilos of coke, an identified dead man & known smuggler, guns, some cash, interesting phone numbers etc. Case closed. Not exactly. The pilot, Drew Thornton, was part of a network of dirty ex-Lexington cops turned gun runners/drug traffickers with the support of dirty politicians in Lexington. The "plot" includes a murdered federal judge in Texas, a murdered prosecutor in FL and murdered girlfriends in KY. Throw in Gov John Y Brown of KFC fame and his wife, Phyllis George, for a little comedy. Kentucky, the state run like a business. Right. Was this KY criminal enterprise protected by elements of the CIA, DEA, Customs and the Lexington establishment? I don't know. It certainly appears that the DEA boss (RAC Harold Brown) in Louisville was a member of and supporter of a continuing criminal enterprise known as "the Company." No doubt several players in Lexington were involved.

Enter Kentucky State policeman Ralph Ross, the J Edgar Hoover of Kentucky. The good guy who probably had a file on anybody in Kentucky involved in any sort of shady activity. It was his business to know the players in his state. Ross is the star of the story on the investigative side of things. He was smart, analytic, dogged and possessed the ability to connect the dots. He was also much more politically savvy than the good old boy persona he projected. He had recruited numerous sources, ran surveillance teams, utilized pen registers and more to keep in the know. He was also a big thorn in the side of "the Company" (the members of the Bluegrass Conspiracy).

Being a fan of football from my father's generation (he was a '52 UK grad and played football for Bear Bryant), I was very interested in the involvement of Paul Hornung & Lance Alworth with the Company. Not much really, unless I missed something. Thornton's partner, Bradley Bryant, asked Alworth in Vegas if he'd be interested in investing in a drug load, the returns would be high. Paul Hornung (from Louisville) was involved in some business activities with some of the Lexington politicians & businessmen and was a known gambler. However, if Hornung or Alworth committed any criminal acts with the Lexington group it was not reported in the book. I assume Alworth was interviewed, perhaps Hornung was too. I get the feeling that Sally Denton brought up the Alworth and Hornung names to help sell books.

In the book there is reference to an airplane broker in south Florida by the name Bertram Gordon. He was a documented DEA informant who was supposed to be controlled by and working for DEA. He was supplying planes & pilots for traffickers. Great source if utilized correctly. He is a prime example (from what I know about him) of an informant "snitching" on one group and doing a deal with another group behind DEA's back. These kind of informants can cause major problems for DEA or any other agency. They're slick talkers who are always looking out for #1. If they ever get caught committing a crime they always have someone to give up. I wonder if Thornton was playing the same game? I don't know.

All in all a very interesting story. What exactly happened on that September night over Tennessee is open for speculation. Dumping kilos of cocaine over wooded mountains w/o crews immediately picking them up makes no sense. Was Thornton being chased in the sky or not? Customs says no. Was there a co-pilot? It seems to me Thornton was in a pretty big hurry to bail. Somehow he must have been injured in the process of bailing out and did not pull the primary rip chord during free fall. The legend in his own mind bites the dust. Anyway, some shady activity in Lexington was finally exposed.

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Jonathan
This book turned out way more interesting than I thought. I was interested to read its content but assumed it would be a boring documentary. It reads like a crime/murder mystery. I live in Lexington so I was able to visualize a lot of the locations mentioned in the book. This book pretty much tells what happens when money, drugs, power and intimidation infect government agencies and politicians. It's hard to believe how corrupt these people were! As for the politicians, I'm not surprised. Politi This book turned out way more interesting than I thought. I was interested to read its content but assumed it would be a boring documentary. It reads like a crime/murder mystery. I live in Lexington so I was able to visualize a lot of the locations mentioned in the book. This book pretty much tells what happens when money, drugs, power and intimidation infect government agencies and politicians. It's hard to believe how corrupt these people were! As for the politicians, I'm not surprised. Politicians can be snakes.

This book isn't that political but I wasn't surprised that the corrupt politicians mentioned were all Democrats. At the end of the book, in the afterword section, the Democrat politicians involved in the drug running were also friends of the Clintons. You've heard the saying "all roads lead to Rome"? Well, I have a saying: "All corruption leads to the Clintons." I'm not saying they were involved in this story, but they were friends of those that were. That's bad enough. A sitting Kentucky Democrat governor that was involved with drug lords didn't see a day in prison. Why? Because power, influence and the Democratic Party can get you out of anything!

The reason I gave it four stars is because although the book keep me interested, its riddled with typos, grammar errors, and terminology misspellings. The one that made me have to stop was the word "numb-chucks". They're called nunchaku! So I have to point out that some military, martial art, tactical items in the book weren't fully researched. It's still a good read but needs an editor to give it the business.

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David Ward
The Bluegrass Conspiracy by Sally Denton (Avon 1990) (363.45). So this is the state of nonfiction? Nobody could make up a story like this one with a straight face, but this is apparently all true. In September of 1985, a local television station in Knoxville, Tennessee (my home town) reported on the evening news that a resident of Knoxville sat at his kitchen table that morning drinking coffee when he noticed a strange heap in his backyard. When he went to see about it, he found a dead parachuti The Bluegrass Conspiracy by Sally Denton (Avon 1990) (363.45). So this is the state of nonfiction? Nobody could make up a story like this one with a straight face, but this is apparently all true. In September of 1985, a local television station in Knoxville, Tennessee (my home town) reported on the evening news that a resident of Knoxville sat at his kitchen table that morning drinking coffee when he noticed a strange heap in his backyard. When he went to see about it, he found a dead parachutist laying on his driveway. The dead man had several thousand dollars in his pockets as well as a duffle bag filled with close to a hundred pounds of cocaine strapped to his leg. It was ultimately discovered that the dead man was one Andrew Thornton of Lexington, Kentucky. Thornton was a member of a venture known as "The Company" which was an affiliation of wealthy drug smugglers who all hailed from the Bluegrass State. It was later learned that on the fatal trip Thornton and a copilot had tossed duffel bag after duffle bag of cocaine from their plane into the Chattahoochee National Forest for later recovery. A truly odd sidebar to this smuggling conspiracy occurred the following year when an agent of the Tennessee Wildlife Commission stumbled upon the carcass of a black bear in the national forest that had found and feasted upon one of the cocaine-filled duffels. They recovered the bear's remains on top of the cocaine bag. He literally ate until it poisoned him, and he died on the spot. You can look it up. My rating: 6/10, finished 5/13/17. ...more
Erin Chandler
This sensationalist book is filled with my family members and friends. The author/apparent reporter failed to get the whole story. I am so looking forward to a podcast which is coming out soon where they interviewed me about my father and 1970's Las Vegas and my Uncle Brad Bryant and his involvement with the CIA, everything he did that is reported here was done for the US government. There was so much to the time and the story that the cop Sally Denton interviewed was not privy to. Unfortunately This sensationalist book is filled with my family members and friends. The author/apparent reporter failed to get the whole story. I am so looking forward to a podcast which is coming out soon where they interviewed me about my father and 1970's Las Vegas and my Uncle Brad Bryant and his involvement with the CIA, everything he did that is reported here was done for the US government. There was so much to the time and the story that the cop Sally Denton interviewed was not privy to. Unfortunately, so many people that were involved and spoken about are no longer with us and some that are were rendered silenced by the government in order to keep their families safe. Yes, there was alot of craziness, I grew up with the Chagras and knew them well in Las Vegas as a child and I found out later that they were involved with some dark drug trafficking but my father's job to recruit gamblers and show them a good time gave him a front-row seat to alot of crazy characters... it was the 70's and the 80's and a very different world. I confess I know nothing about the world of the cops in Kentucky about as much as they know about the world of Las Vegas and Miami... there must have been some loose connection because Sally based a whole book on it. The bottom line is alot of people did a lot of wild things, some for the CIA, some for adventure and some out of friendship, it was a very interesting time, I only wish she had gotten her basic facts straight. ...more
Michele
Sep 11, 2017 rated it it was ok
So I really wanted to be "all in" on TBC. I'm a lifelong Kentuckian, lived/worked decades in Lexington. I gave it a good shot.

Drew Thornton certainly had my attention after realizing he went to one of the schools as I in my hometown. After that, characters were introduced right and left and read more like a summary of events and not like a novel.

So I broke up w the book 😱 I hated (#sorrynotsorry) to do this-but life is too short and there are too many books out there waiting to be devoured. I

So I really wanted to be "all in" on TBC. I'm a lifelong Kentuckian, lived/worked decades in Lexington. I gave it a good shot.

Drew Thornton certainly had my attention after realizing he went to one of the schools as I in my hometown. After that, characters were introduced right and left and read more like a summary of events and not like a novel.

So I broke up w the book 😱 I hated (#sorrynotsorry) to do this-but life is too short and there are too many books out there waiting to be devoured. I did come away wanting to learn more about my state's former governors (I'm looking at you, Julian Carroll & John Y. Brown). 😳🤔

If it hasn't been already-w the right screenwriters and actors, I could see TBC being made into a suspenseful movie (the bones/truth are there) that is more quickly and clearly executed in pace and character/plot development.

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Ursula Johnson
A Convoluted Conspiracy

This was an account of corruption in Kentucky, including drugs, smuggling and murder. A convoluted story, you need notes to keep up with all the players. The main protagonists are Drew Thornton, a well heeled Kentucky former military and police officer who became a drug smuggler and his nemesis Ralph Ross a good cop trying to catch bad guys who got blindsided along with way. It also included corruption in the Lexington, Kentucky police force and drama with the feds as well

A Convoluted Conspiracy

This was an account of corruption in Kentucky, including drugs, smuggling and murder. A convoluted story, you need notes to keep up with all the players. The main protagonists are Drew Thornton, a well heeled Kentucky former military and police officer who became a drug smuggler and his nemesis Ralph Ross a good cop trying to catch bad guys who got blindsided along with way. It also included corruption in the Lexington, Kentucky police force and drama with the feds as well. A number of other readers have noted the mispronounced words and lack of authentic dialect in the audio book version. I have to agree. The narrator Kate Mulligan sounded like she was reading from a script. The rote and dull tone could put you to sleep. An interesting read. The afterward gave a follow-up about the major players. The book didn't really end, it just stopped.

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Chris Sheridan
Sep 11, 2020 rated it really liked it
Living in Kentucky near all the event mentioned in The Bluegrass Conspiracy I found this book to be really historical and cool. Constantly recognizing businesses, towns and roads in such a narrative is a lot of fun for me. Sally Denton does a pretty good job of telling the story of a wild time in the bluegrass. The book starts at the end before taking us to the beginning and finding our way back. Unfortunately by the end there are so many people, tied up in so many court cases, in so many differ Living in Kentucky near all the event mentioned in The Bluegrass Conspiracy I found this book to be really historical and cool. Constantly recognizing businesses, towns and roads in such a narrative is a lot of fun for me. Sally Denton does a pretty good job of telling the story of a wild time in the bluegrass. The book starts at the end before taking us to the beginning and finding our way back. Unfortunately by the end there are so many people, tied up in so many court cases, in so many different places, all getting a different deal that it began to be hard to keep track of how things were turning out. That said I would reccomend this to any true crime buff of Kentuckian. ...more
Patti
Jun 23, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Awesome read! An intriguing page turner from the first chapter forward . Every place has it's own story to tell; with some mystery and intrigue thrown in for good measure.

Being new to the Lexington area; this read was suggested to me. So glad I listened and purchased.

Learning about a little over a decade in Lexington and how the 'good old boys' and the blue blood privileged take care of and hide their secrets in plain sight. Even if it's drug and arms smuggling plus murders and millions of doll

Awesome read! An intriguing page turner from the first chapter forward . Every place has it's own story to tell; with some mystery and intrigue thrown in for good measure.

Being new to the Lexington area; this read was suggested to me. So glad I listened and purchased.

Learning about a little over a decade in Lexington and how the 'good old boys' and the blue blood privileged take care of and hide their secrets in plain sight. Even if it's drug and arms smuggling plus murders and millions of dollars amassed through illegal deception.

Loved this book!

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Dalene W.
Dec 30, 2019 rated it it was amazing
This was certainly a well researched book. This book is a true story of how drug smugglers corrupted the state of Kentucky. It amazes me how corruption can go to the depths that reach into the souls of so many upper class citizens, police departments, and politicians. I hope that someday we can trust that people such as the ones in this book, can no longer infiltrate into the ranks of police forces and politicians and be protected by them. An excellent read. I couldn't put the book down and read This was certainly a well researched book. This book is a true story of how drug smugglers corrupted the state of Kentucky. It amazes me how corruption can go to the depths that reach into the souls of so many upper class citizens, police departments, and politicians. I hope that someday we can trust that people such as the ones in this book, can no longer infiltrate into the ranks of police forces and politicians and be protected by them. An excellent read. I couldn't put the book down and read it in one setting. ...more
Caleb Rose
May 03, 2020 rated it really liked it
The TL:DR review is that there are many parallels that one can draw between this story of Drew Thornton and Ralph Ross with the characters of Drew Thompson and Raylan Givens from the FX show JUSTIFIED. It's abundantly clear that show runner Graham Yost pulled storylines from this sordid Kentucky history.

At times the book was hard to follow as there are a LOT of characters and the lines between them aren't always a straight connection. Also I feel like some loose ends weren't wrapped up (was The

The TL:DR review is that there are many parallels that one can draw between this story of Drew Thornton and Ralph Ross with the characters of Drew Thompson and Raylan Givens from the FX show JUSTIFIED. It's abundantly clear that show runner Graham Yost pulled storylines from this sordid Kentucky history.

At times the book was hard to follow as there are a LOT of characters and the lines between them aren't always a straight connection. Also I feel like some loose ends weren't wrapped up (was The Company a covert CIA operation)? But in all it was a fascinating and quick read.

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Zaron
Aug 13, 2021 rated it really liked it
At first i thought this book was bad because the writing is a bit dull, but the story is good enough to overcome the poor writing. That said, can imagine this would be an amazing book with a better author tackling the subject. Beyond that, the book seems to mostly be relying on one convicted, admittedly under dubious circumstances if we take the book as true, cops version of events which is a shame because the CIA involvement in all of this seems quite likely to be deeper than the primary source At first i thought this book was bad because the writing is a bit dull, but the story is good enough to overcome the poor writing. That said, can imagine this would be an amazing book with a better author tackling the subject. Beyond that, the book seems to mostly be relying on one convicted, admittedly under dubious circumstances if we take the book as true, cops version of events which is a shame because the CIA involvement in all of this seems quite likely to be deeper than the primary source wanted to admit. I finished the book wishing I had read this story told by Jon Ronson. ...more
Amy
I hate giving bad reviews! But, reading this book was like slogging through an owner's manual for something that you don't need or want. It is so onerous and boring. Too many people, too many details, no clear or linear moving plot. I wanted so much to like it. I read over 100 pages, skimmed another 100 pages, and then I just gave up in disgust. The story of a mafia type drug organization involving law enforcement, rich investors and various government bigwigs should be able to keep my attention I hate giving bad reviews! But, reading this book was like slogging through an owner's manual for something that you don't need or want. It is so onerous and boring. Too many people, too many details, no clear or linear moving plot. I wanted so much to like it. I read over 100 pages, skimmed another 100 pages, and then I just gave up in disgust. The story of a mafia type drug organization involving law enforcement, rich investors and various government bigwigs should be able to keep my attention. Unfortunately, it didn't. ...more
Jessica Goodpaster
Living my entire life in Central Kentucky, the familiarity to the places and people mentioned in this book unnerving. It is the true story of international crime, drugs, murder, and coverups that infiltrated the highest levels of politics, police, and social circles. The story doesn't unfold as smoothly as other books I've read and I would have organized it differently, but I think that people in the region should read it anyway.
Linda Deppen
Kentucky has its bad eggs

Read this book 20 years ago and wanted to read it again. It is still as interesting as it was the first read. Knew some of the characters in this book and was shocked to think how malice they were. I hope that when Melanie Flynn is found, it will be as interesting a book as this one is. Hint hint!

Jared Michael Revlett
It took me a long time to get through this book. The first half was a bit slow and it was hard to keep up with the growing web of people involved. The story eventually grew more intense and was fun in the later chapters, but it's funny how I live in Kentucky and have literally never heard this story spoken about until I read about it in "Mitch, Please" earlier this year.
Mark Guckian
Ok read but meanders a lot.

I was expecting more from this book. There is a lot of information but it does not really grab your attention. At times it is hard to remember all different characters. It probably would have been better with a narrower focus as it ends with a lot of unknowns.

David Flaugher
Although this is a difficult read (many names and places), the subject is fascinating to a Kentuckian. It would seem that every surname is familiar. The c headline mystery is less appealing than the familiarity of the scene. For locals well worth the time.

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