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Mantiene una distancia cautelosa, muchas veces estimulante, permitiendo que la historia se desarrolle a un ritmo trepidante, entrelazando lo contextual y lo íntimo en una serie de vívidas yuxtaposiciones». Cristina Rivera Garza, Premio Pulitzer 2024\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTras el secuestro y asesinato de su hija Karen a manos de Los Zetas, en 2014, Miriam Rodríguez convirtió su dolor en una cruzada implacable por justicia. Sola, y sin ningún tipo de entrenamiento, acechó a sicarios, descifró redes sociales y mapeó ranchos abandonados hasta encarcelar a varios de los asesinos. Su lucha no solo fue una venganza, sino también la viva muestra de un México roto por la corrupción institucional, la ausencia de autoridades y el terror que somete a las comunidades. 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Un reconocimiento a quienes no cesan de cavar con las manos para encontrar a los suyos. A quienes, por dignidad, se niegan a olvidar.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eENGLISH DESCRIPTION\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFINALIST FOR THE MOORE HUMAN RIGHTS PRIZE\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR 2023: The New Yorker, The Economist, Chicago Public Library\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Ahmed writes about violence in Mexico with insight and sobriety. He maintains a cautious, often stimulating distance, allowing the story to unfold at a breakneck pace, interweaving the contextual and the intimate in a series of vivid juxtapositions.\" Cristina Rivera Garza, 2024 Pulitzer Prize\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter the kidnapping and murder of her daughter Karen by Los Zetas in 2014, Miriam Rodríguez turned her grief into an unrelenting quest for justice. 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