Fiction inspired by a true story. A family member was kidnapped in Mexico by international drug smugglers. Used and abused, she was held against her will for eleven days. A dramatic rescue incurred the day before she was to be shipped to Mexico City for use in the cartel's prostitution trade. I was there.
KIDNAPPED BY THE CARTEL by Karen Scioscia is based on a true story of a parent's worst nightmare...having a child kidnapped, and not for ransom. This book is fraught with emotion and details. The author lived this experience while she assisted in the search for her abducted family member.
There is a great deal of human trafficking happening in the world, and in particular along the Mexico / U.S. borders. The author will take you on a journey into the bowels of Mexico in search of this young teenage girl. A most gripping and at times, intense story, one you won't forget easily.
The U.S. State Department has warned against non-essential travel along the United States/Mexico border, especially in the violent cities of Ciudad Juarez and Tijuana. This novel gives a taste of what goes on behind the fence.
“There could not be a more timely story…it’s a must read.” Sonny Girard
“Floors from the first page… all we can do is hang on and keep turning the pages.”
–Roland Wilkerson
–The Charlotte Observer
Excerpt
A beautiful, young American woman was kidnapped and confined against her will in the putrid depths of Tijuana, Mexico. Drugged and tortured, she lived in constant fear for her life. Kidnapped by the Cartel opens the doors into the secret covens of Mexican Organized Crime, a terrifying place where many are lost forever. The slimy backstreets of Tijuana are graphically revealed as the disgusting, gruesome, and violent places they are known to be.
Drugged and tortured, she lived in constant fear for her life.
Professional Reviews
A Terrifying Story
KIDNAPPED BY THE CARTEL by Karen Scioscia is based on a true story of a parent's worst nightmare...having a child kidnapped, and not for ransom. This book is fraught with emotion and details. The author lived this experience while she assisted in the search for her abducted family member.
There is a great deal of human trafficking happening in the world, and in particular along the Mexico / U.S. borders. The author will take you on a journey into the bowels of Mexico in search of this young teenage girl. A most gripping and at times, intense story, one you won't forget easily. Highly recommended.
RJ Parker
Bestselling True Crime Author
Mystery. Drama. Intrigue... This is one novel you won't be able to stop reading!
Skilled author Karen D. Scioscia... who is also a highly regarded freelance writer and executive speech writer... has written a gripping and riveting book that is inspired by a true story. As she mentions in the author's notes, this novel is "loosely based on my recollection, notes, photos, and interviews with various people and agencies involved during the time of the abduction of a family member".
She's been there. She knows. And her attention to detail... the vivid pictures she paints of each scene and location... is what sets this novel apart from the rest. She is throughly experienced with her subject matter, and the intricacies and nuances of each character being portrayed come vividly to life within its pages.
This is a very gripping and moving story that totally draws you into the storyline, for it's totally believable. Something that could happen to anyone of us, or any member of your family. That reality, and the realism of what transpires when a beautiful young American woman was kidnapped and confined against her will in Tijuana, will keep you both in suspense and transfixed. This young woman was drugged. She was tortured. She endured sexual assult. Every waking minute, she lived in constant fear for her life. And you'll be with her, every step of the way, through her terrifying journey. The U.S. State Dept. has warned repeatedly against non-essential travel along the U.S. / Mexican border, expecially in the vioent cities of Ciudad Juarez and Tijuana. This book gives a graphic taste of what goes on behind the fence.
Karen D. Scioscia has an excellent way with words, and is an amazingly talented writer. That cannot be emphasized enough. One read through of this incredible book and you, like me, will be waiting with bated breath for her next tome to be published. She deserves your support, and highest respect. Do yourself a favor, and give this book a chance. You won't regret it.
An Impressive First Novel!
This novel is a fictionalized account of a true story that takes us to the underbelly of the Mexican drug world. It is terrifying to think that young girls can be swept into this scene of drug, sex and violence. The reader can't help but feel the pain and horror of the parents as they frantically try to find their daughter. I could almost feel the panic and desperation as if she were my own child. As a first effort, I was very impressed and look forward to more of the same from Karen Scioscia!
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