Riptide: Cartels, Cocaine, and an Undercover Cop's Fall from Grace: A Memoir of Temptation and Redemption, (Hardcover)

<b>An intense deep-dive into the cartel underworld--and it's temptations--as seen through the eyes of undercover police officer Javier Guzman.</b> <p><i>Tampa Bay, Florida, 1992. </i>Javier--a Spanish-speaking street-smart cop who had grown up in the South Bronx--is a decorated cop who produces results. Recently awarded Officer of the Year, he is married to a beautiful and brilliant attorney, Elizabeth. Javier knows exactly what he's getting into when he goes undercover in Operation PROMO, infiltrating a savage Columbian drug cartel. He lives on the edge every day, with shotguns pressed against his forehead, threats of torture, and constant fear of being discovered and disappeared. </p><p> Things are not as they appear in the wilderness of mirrors that is the reality of an undercover narc. Javier becomes mired in a living web of lies, deceit and betrayal, where surviving the day is a victory. As the strain increases, the cracks begin to appear yet Javier's calls for help are dismissed. The black-and-white lines that governed his life and made him a coveted undercover cop blur. Javier begins to sympathize with the people he is supposed to be targeting. </p><p> While straddling the fence between good and evil, Javier makes a decision that will haunt him forever . . . </p><p> <i>Riptide</i><b> </b>is a raw, unflinchingly honest, and action-packed page-turner. Filled with drug cartels, undercover police work, heroism, death, romance, and the ultimate betrayal, <i>Riptide</i> begs the reader to answer the question: Does Javier Guzman deserve redemption?</p>

• Riptide: Cartels, Cocaine, and an Undercover Cop's Fall from Grace: A Memoir of Temptation and Redemption, (Hardcover)
• Author: Pegasus Crime
• ISBN: 9798897102082
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2026-10-06
• Page Count: 272