"American Desperado"

Death came for Jon Roberts, the infamous cocaine cowboy, on Dec. 28 at age 63, after a long battle with cancer. But his public career as a charming monster is just beginning

A true-crime memoir, "American Desperado" (Crown; $28), written with journalist Evan Wright, has just been published. In Hollywood, director Peter Berg and star Mark Wahlberg are developing a movie based on his exploits.--The Sun-Sentinel, Dec. 29, 2011.

Not just a good read, but a great read by the author of Generation Kill.

Not a big Wahlberg fan myself, so let's hope they don't screw it up too badly.


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