In the Mouth of the Wolf
A Murder, a Cover-Up, and the True Cost of Silencing the Press
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In the Mouth of the Wolf
Narrated by:
Gigi Saul Guerrero
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Narrated by:
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Gigi Saul Guerrero
Shortlisted for the Juan E. Mendez Book Award for Human Rights in Latin America
“Chilling and nuanced … a murder mystery but also, more important, a portrait of a nation where no one knows what to believe, or whom to trust."—Mark Bowden, The New York Times Book Review
"Epic ... deeply reported and riveting."—NPR Online
Former AP Mexico bureau chief Katherine Corcoran’s pulsating investigation into the murder of a legendary woman journalist on the verge of exposing government corruption in Mexico.
Regina Martínez was no stranger to retaliation. A journalist out of Mexico’s Gulf Coast state of Veracruz, Regina's stories for the magazine Proceso laid out the corruption and abuse underlying Mexican politics. She was barred from press conferences, and copies of Proceso often disappeared before they made the newsstands. In 2012, shortly after Proceso published an article on corruption and two Veracruz politicians, and the magazine went missing once again, she was bludgeoned to death in her bathroom. The message was clear: No journalist in Mexico was safe.
Katherine Corcoran, then leading the Associated Press coverage of Mexico, admired Regina Martínez’s work. Troubled by the news of her death, Corcoran journeyed to Veracruz to find out what had happened. Regina hadn’t even written the controversial article. But did she have something else that someone didn’t want published? Once there, Katherine bonded with four of Regina’s grief-stricken mentees, each desperate to prove who was to blame for the death of their friend. Together they battled cover-ups, narco-officials, red tape, and threats to sift through the mess of lies—and discover what got Regina killed.
A gripping look at reporters who dare to step on the deadly “third rail,” where the state and organized crime have become indistinguishable, In the Mouth of the Wolf confronts how silencing the free press threatens basic protections and rule of law across the globe.©2022 Katherine Corcoran (P)2022 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Critic reviews
A chilling and nuanced look at press freedom in a country persistently rated among the most dangerous in the world for journalists … a murder mystery but also, more important, a portrait of a nation where no one knows what to believe, or whom to trust. In the Mouth of the Wolf shows the consequences of a press corps ruled by terror and derided by the powerful.
A striking tale of the violent risks faced by journalists in Mexico … Katherine Corcoran not only grasps the complexities of our southern neighbor but also has clearly let the country and its people into her soul ... A tour de force of relentless reporting."
Epic … A deeply reported and riveting account of Regina Martinez's murder … To some, what Corcoran has uncovered shows how broken Mexican society is. But her reporting also reveals the best of Mexico — the courage and integrity of Mexican journalists, the resilience of citizens determined to find justice where the rule of law is itself hostage, and the love of family and country that unifies the Mexican people.
A powerful chronicle of the life, work, and murder of Regina Martinez … Corcoran trains a sharp investigative eye on the events leading up to the murder and the desperate cover-up that ensued.
A gripping true-crime story and love letter to Mexico’s brave journalists that serves as a clarion call for the importance of a free press in a democracy.
Powerful ... Ms. Corcoran’s book notes being a good journalist in Mexico demands sacrifice, sometimes the ultimate one.
[A] chilling true-crime story... Both fascinating and horrifying, In the Mouth of the Wolf exposes decades of corrupt politicians and law enforcement who allow this violence to take place.
Corcoran has done a masterful job in assembling the complicated story of Martinez’s life, work and murder.
Deeply reported … a captivating account of intrepid Mexican journalism and a damning indictment of the Mexican state.
Not your ordinary true-crime account. It’s a deep dive into the injustice and danger many Mexican journalists face to this day. Katherine Corcoran explores the mystery of Martínez’s death and the risk many reporters take to keep the press free.
Reads like an amazing piece of crime noir. It is, at once, a fine-grained story of a murder, a coverup, government corruption, narco-politicians, byzantine bureaucracies, failed rule of law, and endemic threat, danger, and the potential for violence. It also serves as a cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy and how those democracies can transform into authoritarian regimes and narco-states.
A searing look at the unsolved 2012 murder of Regina Martínez … succeeds both as an homage to the heroic Martínez and as a gripping real-life whodunit.
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