Contents

Prologue: Juan’s Madness by Óscar Martínez

Introduction

Field Notes: The Last Neighborhood on the Hill

The Broom of Truth (Which Sweeps Away the Lies)

Destino’s Rent

Karla’s Crime

Omens of War

The Mara’s Clowns

We’re Bad

The Legend

The Game

No Men in the Garden

The Bait

La Seca, Karla’s Mirror

The Fight the Bitch Lost

El Loco, A Game of Chess, and Little Down’s Spots

The Informant

Gangs, Champagne, and Pictures

Calazo’s Last Trip

The Guanacos Setback

Little Down’s Reign

The Guanacos Fortress

The Bus

An Eye for An Eye

Epilogue: Worse Days