Copyright © 2019 by Evan Ratliff

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Portions of this work were originally published in different
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Ratliff, Evan, author.
Title: The mastermind: drugs, empire, murder, betrayal / by Evan Ratliff.
Description: First edition. | New York: Random House, [2019] |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018035751 | ISBN 9780399590412 |
ISBN 9780399590429 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Le Roux, Paul Calder. | Criminals—Biography. |
Drug traffic.
Classification: LCC HV6248.L343 R37 2019 | DDC 364.1092 [B]—dc23
LC record available at lccn.loc.gov/2018035751

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