![]() ![]() Any donations will be made public on /theplazathenovel. A portion of all proceeds will be donated to an orphanage in Juarez, Mexico. Now when I report only five homicides in twenty-four hours, it is considered a good day." - Saul Saavedra, crime reporter for The Juarez Daily in THE PLAZA. Robberies and public executions have become common place. Things I took for granted like going to a restaurant, getting a haircut, or even an evening at the movies with my family put all our lives in danger. Bands of teenagers working as paid assassins & extortionists are hitting every business, no matter how small. Even the police are being killed on a daily basis. ![]() No one thought the drug war would be like this.My town has become the battleground for drug cartels. "Ive been a reporter for years, and a resident of Juarez, Mexico all of my life. Spanish: in Mexican culture, a slang word describing the territory of a certain drug cartel. Based on true events, many investigated by the author personally, THE PLAZA was inspired by the murder of crime reporter Armando "El Choco" Rodriguez, of El Diario de Juarez. ![]()
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