Sign-In
Cart
Children of the Dust: The Rise and Fall of León Barcante
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 9 2026
Pages: 142
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.30 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In the forgotten deserts of northern Colombia, a boy born into violence discovers a brutal truth early in life:
power belongs to the men willing to take it.
From the smuggling routes of La Guajira to the political salons of Miami, Havana, Panama, and Madrid, León Barcante rises from poverty to become one of the most feared and influential figures in the Caribbean underworld - a man capable of moving weapons, money, governments, and entire wars through invisible international networks.
But empires built on fear eventually begin to collapse.
As corruption spreads through banks, intelligence agencies, political systems, and criminal organizations, veteran investigator Gabriel Solano dedicates his life to hunting the man known only as The Rooster.
What begins as a criminal investigation slowly becomes something far more dangerous:
a journey into the hidden machinery connecting organized crime, global finance, covert operations, and political power.
Dark, atmospheric, and deeply cinematic, Children of the Dust is an epic literary thriller about ambition, corruption, violence, and the systems that create monsters long before they condemn them publicly.
Available in Spanish and ItalianAlso from
Vives Franco, German Carlos
La Sonrisa de Dios: El camino inesperado de una familia, un hijo con autismo y una fe que no se rinde
Vives Franco, German Carlos
Paperback
Il Sorriso Di Dio: Il viaggio inaspettato di una famiglia, di un figlio con autismo e di una fede che non si arrende
Vives Franco, German Carlos
Paperback
Le Pene Di Gonofredo: Un romanzo caraibico sull'identità, l'umorismo e la stanchezza di fingere
Vives Franco, German Carlos
Paperback
The Sorrows of Gonofredo: A Caribbean Novel About Identity, Humor, and the Exhaustion of Pretending
Vives Franco, German Carlos
Paperback
Also in
Mystery & Thriller
The Underworld U.S.A. Trilogy, Volume I: American Tabloid, the Cold Six Thousand; Introduction by Thomas Mallon
Ellroy, James
Hardcover
Coffin Road: An Utterly Gripping Crime Thriller from the Author of the China Thrillers
May, Peter
Paperback
Sabine's Notebook: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Continues
Bantock, Nick
Hardcover
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Movie Tie-In Edition): Book 1 of the Millennium Trilogy
Larsson, Stieg
Paperback
The Golden Mean: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Concludes
Bantock, Nick
Hardcover
Big Little Truths: Reese's Book Club: A Novel: The Sequel to Big Little Lies
Moriarty, Liane
Hardcover
The Pirate Queen: A Novel from the New York Times Bestselling Author of the Frozen River
Lawhon, Ariel
Hardcover