Download or read book The Dead Women of Juárez written by Sam Hawken and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2011-01-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1993 over 500 women have been murdered in Ciudad Jurez. Residents believe the true number of disappeared stands at 5,000. When a new disappearance is reported, Kelly Courter, a washed-up Texan boxer, and Rafael Sevilla, a Mexican detective, are sucked into an underworld of organised crime, believing they can outwit the corruption all around. The Dead Women of Jurez follows these two men obsessed with seeking the truth about the female victims of the Mexican border wars.