In the Mouth of the Wolf: The Death of Regina Martínez and the Press in Mexico
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Summary
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。
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。
Reviews
Ula Tardigrade
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An interesting case of investigative journalism， in which the topic is another investigation - the one that led to the killing of the book's heroine。 Katherine Corcoran， a veteran AP correspondent and former bureau chief， dives deep into the dangerous world of Veracruz politics to find answers。 While there is lots of information about the risks that Mexican journalists face， this is the first book that I have read that is focused on their fates。 I have found it engrossing and well written， even An interesting case of investigative journalism， in which the topic is another investigation - the one that led to the killing of the book's heroine。 Katherine Corcoran， a veteran AP correspondent and former bureau chief， dives deep into the dangerous world of Veracruz politics to find answers。 While there is lots of information about the risks that Mexican journalists face， this is the first book that I have read that is focused on their fates。 I have found it engrossing and well written， even though I think it could be a bit shorter - sometimes the details of local politics described here were a little confusing。 Anyhow， I recommend this book to anyone interested in the freedom of press and the reality of living through Mexican violence。It is worth noticing that despite the topic this book is also a love letter to Mexico - the author's fascination for its people and culture is contagious， which makes the story even more heartbreaking。Thanks to the publisher， Bloomsbury USA， and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book。 。。。more
Leslie Zemeckis
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Absolutely brilliant riveting account of one journalist’s investigation into Regina Martinez’s murder in Mexico- well written， suspenseful and eye opening - she really tells the story of how important journalism is in todays world of “alternate” facts
Janalyn Prude
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Regina Martinez was small and stature but not in opinions。 She worked for a political Mexican magazine and unlike most Mexican reporters she wrote the truth and not what the gangs wanted her to write。 When other reporters were running scared she stood firm and stood for what she believed in and although she wasn’t alone in this venture it still somehow got her killed。 Her murder was and still is a mystery and just like in America the local police found someone blamed him and he’s convicted and i Regina Martinez was small and stature but not in opinions。 She worked for a political Mexican magazine and unlike most Mexican reporters she wrote the truth and not what the gangs wanted her to write。 When other reporters were running scared she stood firm and stood for what she believed in and although she wasn’t alone in this venture it still somehow got her killed。 Her murder was and still is a mystery and just like in America the local police found someone blamed him and he’s convicted and in jail。 Catherine Cochran who is fluid in Spanish knows and understands the culture is the author of this book and she did a great job explaining the atmosphere in Mexico when it comes to all the things they don’t want to speak about。 she investigates the different leads to Regina story even those she knew would be a dead-end。 This is a very interesting story and it’s so sad but just for telling the truth people can lose their life。 A lot of reporters get murdered in Mexico but none with the clout and influence of Regina Martinez sadly her influence didn’t translate to finding her Keller。 I received this book from NetGalley and the publisher but I am leaving this review voluntarily please forgive any mistakes as I am blind to dictate my review but all opinions are definitely my own。 。。。more
B。
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I received an ARC of this one from the publisher。 It's very well written， particularly for true crime。 Not overly sensationalist， no cheesy writing， nothing like that。 The book was quite engaging。 It's not one I think I'll keep because it doesn't seem to have a lot of re-read value for me， as a person who only dabbles in true crime， but I was pleasantly surprised at the higher caliber of writing than usual for this genre。 I received an ARC of this one from the publisher。 It's very well written， particularly for true crime。 Not overly sensationalist， no cheesy writing， nothing like that。 The book was quite engaging。 It's not one I think I'll keep because it doesn't seem to have a lot of re-read value for me， as a person who only dabbles in true crime， but I was pleasantly surprised at the higher caliber of writing than usual for this genre。 。。。more
Brendan Dowd
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