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RIPTIDE is an intense thrill ride in the seedy cartel underworld seen through the eyes of decorated police officer Javier Guzman.

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Javier in Operation ProMo with Luis Fernando LaTorre, a high-ranking money launderer for the Cali cartel.

One-time Officer of the Year. Undercover in a savage Colombian cartel. Caught in the current between good and evil.

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Every gun pressed against his back was real. Every threat was real. As was every moment of doubt, every compromised line, every consequence.

Javier and Beth Guzman lived this. And thirty-five years later, they are still here to tell it because the truth, however brutal, deserves to be told.

One true story that will stay with you long after the last page.

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  • [Placeholder Review] I could not put this book down...

  • [Placeholder Review] I could not put this book down...

  • [Placeholder Review] I could not put this book down...

  • [Placeholder Review] I could not put this book down...

They came from opposite worlds.

  • MEET JAVIER

    Born in Puerto Rico. Raised in humble circumstances in the South Bronx. Spanish-speaking. Street-smart. Self-made. A cop shaped by success and survival.

  • MEET BETH

    Born to a successful attorney. Raised in an upscale Tampa neighborhood. Prep schools. Summers at the Tampa Yacht Club. A prosecutor shaped by rules, order, and law.

Worlds collided when they met on a case.

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A true story that will stay with you long after the last page.

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