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Undercover

A Novel Of A Life
By Keith Bulfin
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Undercover follows Keith Bulfin, a conservative Melbourne father and stockbroker whose life spirals into chaos when he is convicted of conspiracy to defraud and imprisoned in a Supermax prison. There, he forms a life-changing friendship with Daniel Gomez, a notorious Mexican drug cartel banker. After his release, Keith is coerced into working as an undercover agent for the US DEA, infiltrating dangerous cartel operations. This gripping novel explores the dark, violent world of drug smuggling and one man's fight for redemption.
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This novel will appeal to readers interested in thrilling crime dramas, gritty depictions of the drug trade, and stories of personal courage. Fans of suspenseful general fiction with complex characters and international settings will find Undercover compelling.

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This is a novel based on the life of Keith Bulfin—a conservative Melbourne father, pushing middle age—who is drawn into a world of drug smuggling and horrific violence in Mexico City. Keith is a stockbroker when, convicted of conspiracy to defraud, he is inexplicably sent to a Supermax unit in Victoria's Port Philip prison. There, among the murderers, rapists and psychopaths, Keith befriends the infamous Mexican drug cartel banker, Daniel Gomez. It is a friendship that will change his life.

Once free, Keith is approached by the US Drug Enforcement Agency who are keen to take advantage of his connection with Gomez. Given little choice but to comply and become a DEA Agent, Keith soon learns that his role as an undercover private banker to the ruthless Mexican drug cartels is one of the most dangerous assignments in the world. If discovered, both he and his family will pay the ultimate price for betrayal.

Undercover is a chilling novel that delves into the inside workings of Mexican drug cartels and the DEA, and reveals one man's courage in outwitting them both in his personal battle for redemption.

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ISBN: 9781742752297

Publisher: Transworld Publishers (Division of Random House Australia)

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 August 2011

Country: Australia

Imprint: Bantam

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 112.0mm

Height: 179.0mm

Weight: 220g

Pages: 352

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About the Author

Keith Bulfin is a New Zealander, born in 1946. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland Australia with a double major in Economics in 1983. He has worked in the finance industry in South Africa and the UK and for the University of Papua New Guinea as an administrator and lecturer in Accounting. Working in the Australian investment banking industry as a share and mortgage broker in the 1980s, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud over the valuations of Lasseters Casino and Dreamworld. Keith spent three years in a Supermax prison, housed in one of the most dangerous units in Australia. He was beaten, stabbed and spent a significant part of his time in solitary confinement. During this period he was introduced by prison authorities to two Mexican fugitives. It was his friendship with them that led to his recruitment by the US Department of Justice to operate a covert banking operation in Mexico for the Mexican drug cartels. http-//www.keithbulfin.com/

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