The Black Hand

The Bloody Rise and Redemption of "Boxer" Enriquez, a Mexican Mob Killer

By: Chris Blatchford

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 14 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

Rene "Boxer" Enriquez grew up on the violent streets of East L.A., where gang fights, robberies, and drive-by shootings were fueled by rage, drugs, and alcohol. When he finally landed in prison - at the age of 19 - Enriquez found an organization that brought him the respect he always wanted: the near-mythic and widely feared Mexican Mafia, La Eme. What the organization saw in Enriquez was a young man who knew no fear and would kill anyone - justifiably or not - in the blink of an eye. That loyalty and his iron will drove him up the ranks as a mob enforcer and ultimately to the upper echelons, where he would help rule for nearly two decades.

Enriquez helped La Eme become the powerful and violent organization that it is now, with a base army of approximately 60,000 heavily armed gang members who control the prison system and a large part of California crime.

Arguably the most dangerous gang in American history, its reach is growing. And now award-winning investigative journalist Chris Blatchford, with the unprecedented cooperation of Rene Enriquez, reveals the inner workings, secret meetings, and elaborate murder plots that make up the daily routine of the Mafia brothers. It is an intense, never-before-told story of a man who devoted his life to a bloody cause only to find betrayal and disillusionment. After years of research and investigation, Blatchford has delivered a historic narrative of a nefarious organization that will go down as a classic in mob literature.

©2008 Chris Blatchford (P)2008 Tantor

voice over was embarrassing

great story, but voice over was embarrassing to the story!!!! get someone next time who can pronounce right!!!!

There is hope

There is hope in change! God alone can redeem the soul! A story to road to redemption!

Albuquerque Burque

growing up in the street gangs in Burque in the 90s know all to well the truth behind this book

Great book overall!

This was a great book to listen to. It gives an in-depth look at how life in a prison criminal organization can be like.

Great Read for the young dudes

As someone who looked up to the older vatos, it shows how things aren't always what they seem to be.

Good for you Boxer!

Knowing Boxer and a few of the other characters mentioned in this story personally, I'm glad Boxer is still alive and changeing his life, I do hope that one day he'll be released.

Awesome read!

Talk about an edge of your seat, adrenaline pumping inside look at one of the most or most notorious group of men the world has ever experienced. A must read!!

Stunning

Awesome story. but agree with other listeners, it would be better served if there was a Spanish narrator...

Family tie’s

I enjoyed listening to audio book The Black Hand it helped me understand how a life of crime would lead to prison and much more once incarcerated,just knowing that I have family ties to the Mexican Mafia sent an awful chill down my spine but happy for Kilroy that changed his life around.

The reality is darker than you'd of imagined...

Three words I'd use to describe this book are violent, gritty and real. Enriquez "Boxer" has done a great job revealing the "mystic" that's associated with "la eme" and bringing to light what it takes to survive in the life of a mafioso. . . . . Boxer having the reputation of being a killers killer while incarcerated in the us penitentiary system gives his unique perspective on the constant danger being a member in the Mexican mafia presents in itself. This criminal organizations power is still a real threat in today's world, their hand extending far beyond than that of the jail house bars they were first founded in.