This is for the
Mara Salvatrucha
By Samuel Logan

THE MOST VIOLENT GANG IN AMERICA

Samuel Logan's book is THIS IS FOR THE MARA SALVATRUCHA: Inside the MS-13, America's Most Violent Gang (Hyperion; July 7, 2009; Hardcover; $24.99)

In THIS IS FOR THE MARA SALVATRUCHA, investigative journalist Samuel Logan offers the first English-language examination into the MS-13, which the FBI has called the "fastest growing and most violent gang in the country."Logan follows the story of the charismatic Brenda Paz, a Honduran immigrant who was "jumped into"MS-13 at just 15 years old. She went on to become an informant for the FBI and was murdered by friend from the gang within two years of joining. Logan illuminates Brenda's life and death while also revealing important issues for America's growing Latino population. He can speak to:

-Immigration policy in the US over the last decade, particularly the effects of deportation strategies
-DHS Secretary Napolitano's work so far, including her newly announced counternarcotics strategy
-Drug and arms trafficking and associated border violence
-The threat of street gangs that wreak havoc on the borders and operate like international crime units
-The immigrant experience in this country and ways in which our police and justice systems serve and disserve immigrants

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