Fruit of the Poppy by Robert Wilder (1965)

Fruit of the Poppy
by Robert Wilder
Publisher:  G. P. Putnam's Sons
Copyright:  1965
Book Club Edition

In his last novel, Wind from the Carolinas, Robert Wilder captured all the lush magic of the Caribbean; in Fruit of the Poppy he turns to the sun-washed Mexican valleys where a beautiful, but evil, scarlet flower blooms in profusion.

This is a novel of the men of the United States Federal Bureau of Narcotics, of their counterparts in Mexico and the relentless war they wage against the forces of the underworld, the syndicates and the individuals who constantly seek and, too often, devise new and ingenious ways to smuggle narcotics into the United States.

Little, if anything, has been written about these dedicated men who daily walk paths charged with violence and danger.  This is there story and although it is fiction there is much more here to lift it above the level of a writer's invention.

Against the constantly changing background of exotic Mexico and sprawling American cities, Robert Wilder has written a stirring novel of the men who devote their lives to the welfare of their fellow men and their battle against those whose only aim is to corrupt and enslave in their search for illegal gain.

Condition:  Used.  Hardcover.  Dust cover is darkened and edges are rubbed and have edge tears.  Pages are tanned and darkened from age.  There's an envelope pasted to the front endpaper as a way for previous owner to keep track of her books.  Binding is in the beginning stages of splitting, but pages are in tact.

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