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  • 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
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,684 ratings)

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The Black Hand

By: Chris Blatchford
Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
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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
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Makes me wanna join and do hood things.

I'm gonna start a faction called La eNe. why be in The eMe when you could join The eNe. roight?!? west side cka-necc-game!

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Wow - Ignorance is not bliss

Book really sheds some light on the inner workings of a evil in society.

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Long long time ago I was up close and personal.

Great book! lots of info for those who have never seen the violence first hand. Unnerved me like it did 20 years ago. Narration is AWFUL! Still worth it

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Powerful

Great book of one man's journey in a culture thats too familiar in Southern California.

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Pretty good story with not good narration

The narrator was pretty bad. He needed to learn correct pronunciations of names of individuals. His “bad boy” voice was ridiculous.

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Metamorphosis

Great book! I’ve never been so intrigued by a book until reading the black hand. A story that will never end.

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perfect

absolutely captivating. my s/o and I both listened & we are both in awe.

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worth a read

This is a great book. The story flows very well. Worth the time. The story takes the reader from Boxers beginnings to this point of redemption

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Action Packed

Keeps you wanting more organized crime so we can keep reading books like this 😆

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Step Into The Insanely Grim Reality of True Crime

Love it or hate it. The Raw and Uncensored World of A Southern Mexican Gangster.

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