Books like The Cartel 5 by Ashley

In Miami, the cartel that dominates the drug trade is upended when its ruthless leader dies, setting off a deadly clash between his legacy and a determined contract‑killer. Two lovers on opposite sides must face the truth.

The 23rd novel in James Patterson’s Alex Cross mystery series follows the seasoned detective through a new homicide investigation in a glamorous North Carolina setting.

Merlyn, a celebrated writer, becomes ensnared by the allure of Las Vegas casinos and Hollywood's temptations.

Michael Corleone returns from a three‑year exile in Sicily to re‑enter America alongside young bandit Salvatore Giuliano, whose reckless acts have upset the Sicilian Mafia.

After gunshot murder of Remy, Cease is on trial and turns to her diary to uncover a dark past and prove innocence.

A new era begins in the Diamond family’s crime empire when Breeze ascends beside Zyir, who tightens control over Miami’s streets, while old rivals and unexpected intrusions threaten to topple the Cartel.

George Moran, a retired military man, stumbles into a dangerous liaison with the wife of a drug‑dealing Dominican cop, forcing him into a perilous chase that leads straight to Miami.

A high‑stakes crime thriller set in Las Vegas, where a drug cartel’s new casino plan triggers a deadly power struggle with the Arabian mob and internal betrayals.

Former Marine Nick Breakspear runs a charter yacht service in the Bahamas until a drug‑addled detour leads his boat to be ambushed, leaving his crew dead and a senator’s children missing. He must now hunt the killers and rescue the woman he loves.

After three years, Tukey Tosh’s club No Draws sparks a crime‑fighting alliance with Police Sergeant Cody Brown, forming the D‑Unit to assault rival drug dealers in Kansas City.

After the fallout of their cartel empire, Carter must stay off the radar while plotting a drug‑distribution scheme to free his imprisoned wife, confronting ruthless rivals and federal forces in a brutal urban drug war.

"These are the true confessions of an assassin. Martin Corona started out life seemingly as American as a midcentury American kid could be. He was the son of a US marine, bouncing from one warm beach base to another. But the combination of an abusive father, ill-advised medication, and some bad choices before he was even a teenager led him into a brutal, murderous outlaw life. In and out of prison, Corona, aka 'Nite Owl,' soon came into contact with Sureños and the so-called Mexican Mafia. After having proved himself to be fearless and loyal, he joined an elite crew run by the Arellano Félix brothers, founders of the Tijuana drug cartel that dominated the cross-border drug trade and the associated bloody gang warfare for decades. Corona and his crew would leave their luxurious hideout in Mexico, cross the border whenever they wished, kill whoever needed to be killed, and often return to their "office" the same day. Special Agent of the California Department of Justice Steve Duncan pursued the arrest of Martin Corona for years and wrote the foreword to this powerful memoir. He says Corona is the only former cartel hit man he knows who is truly remorseful. Corona's turning state's evidence led to the arrest of Javier Arellano Felix and the ultimate downfall of the Tijuana Cartel in 2006. But Corona wasn't free from his past. This story gives insight into how one human being became able to kill without hesitation--and how, no longer a killer, and asking for forgiveness, he now lives with himself."--Jacket.