Fear is Just a Word

Fear is Just a Word is a powerful and moving account of Miriam Rodriguez's quest for justice after her daughter Karen was murdered by a drug cartel in Mexico. Ahmed weaves together the story of the cartel's rise to power, the use of violence, and the kidnapping and murder of tens of thousands, with Miriam's own story of determination and resilience.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 26 September 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown

Ahmed writes about Mexico with uncommon authority and a broken heart, offering a stunning, colour-saturated portrait of the collapse of formal justice in one Mexican town. Fear is Just a Word begins on an international bridge between Mexico and the United States, as fifty-six-year-old Miriam Rodriguez stalks one of the men she believes was involved in the murder of her daughter Karen. Woven into this deeply researched, moving account is the story of how cartels built their power in Mexico, escalated the use of violence, and kidnapped and murdered tens of thousands. Karen was just one of the many people who disappeared, and Miriam, a brilliant, strategic and fearless woman, begged for help from the authorities and paid ransom money she could not afford in hopes of saving her daughter. When that failed, she began a crusade to track down Karen's killers and help other victimised families. What can a person do when their country and the town where they have grown up become unrecognisable, suddenly places of violence and . Fear is Just a Word is an unforgettable and moving portrait of a woman, a town and a country in crisis.

Weight: 502g
Dimension: 153 x 234 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780349726922