The Bluegrass Conspiracy An Inside Story of Power Greed Drugs and Murder eBook Sally Denton
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When Kentucky Blueblood Drew Thornton parachuted to his death in September 1985 carrying thousands of dollars in cash and 150 pounds of cocaine, the gruesome end of his startling life blew open a scandal that reached to the most secret circles of the U.S. government. This story of Thornton and The Company he served, and the lone heroic fight of State Policeman Ralph Ross against an international web of corruption is one of the most portentous tales of the 20th century.
The Bluegrass Conspiracy An Inside Story of Power Greed Drugs and Murder eBook Sally Denton
THE BLUEGRASS CONSPIRACY: An Inside Story of Power, Greed, Drugs and Murder by Sally Denton (1990 STATED FIRST EDITION Hardcover in dust jacket 334 Pages including Index. Doubleday Publishers)I found this book to be quite entertaining and a very interesting read. My only issues would be how the author skipped around from characters and, for me, some of them were not clearly introduced. Most of this book is from the view of a former State Police investigator and because he was found quilty of eavesdropping while tapping a phone line, one wonders if he has an ax to grind. The ending also left the reader up in the air as the author posed several questions that clearly needed to be answered. As a personal note, I would have liked to have understood how The Company was started and a little more history from being local cops to becoming world renowned Drug Kingpins. The leap the author took lead me to believe it was over a period of years, but I am not clear how it happened.
However, please don't be dismayed as I did read the entire book and I was fascinated by the number of celebrities who came in contact with the people involved in the massive smuggling operations. A little research after reading the book seem to illustrate that many of the main characters, although somewhat tarnished went on to live a fairly normal and in some cases, contributory life. So I was left wondering if the so called Blue Bloods and Lexington police have that much power or perhaps they were "all" not as guilty as the author might have portrayed.
Either way, this book is fascinating even though I was left wondering what the real story may have been back in the 80's. Worth the read.
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The Bluegrass Conspiracy An Inside Story of Power Greed Drugs and Murder eBook Sally Denton Reviews
I am a native Lexingtonian, but moved to Ohio in 1974, about the time all this bad stuff began to go down. Was a revelation to me. I had no idea what was happening by then, hidden by the façade of wealth.
Well written and documented. I enjoyed it.
Was an awesome book. Strange feeling to know you are now living in the area a lot of this took place. Makes one wonder of todays events. Really enjoyed it.
Somethings, well, you just can't make up the details in this book are those. How do I know? Well, I knew some who do alot of the arresting in this book. One was father.
Good book. As a Kentuckian, I recognized many of the places and some of the people. I hope it is all in the past. The author did a wonderful job of tying it all together.
I grew up in the local area during the time frame covered by this book. It is pretty spot on in history and political positions.
Although what actually happened to Drew is still in question to some, this book gives a good overview of the time frame and the people involved. Money, drugs and all the expected ill gains were a big part of Kentucky history.
I thought it was an interesting read especially since I know of and knew personally several of the people written about in the book.I think some of the details could and should have been elaborated on, but the author had her story to tell not mine.
It is an interesting read on how things were here in Kentucky back in the day.
I had just moved back to Knoxville when Drew Thornton "dropped in" onto the elderly gentleman's driveway.
It was a story which kept growing in components and players.
First, the fatal jump by Thornton, a very experienced skydiver, while loaded with cocaine, cash and weapons.
Second, the N.C. nighttime fishermen who witness a small (and unbeknownst to them, unmanned) aircraft crashing into a mountain.
Third, the discovery of dead black bears in the north Georgia mountains which had died of an overdose of cocaine.
Fourth, the supposed revenge by sabotaging the Cessna Caravan over Atlanta which was loaded with 16 skydivers and a pilot.
But, as Sally Denton reveals, there is so much more to the story that she could probably update it now and add another 50 - 100 pages with developments that which have occured subsequent to the book's publication.
I wish that there was a sequel to it.
I also recommend "Barry and the Boys", as did another reviewer, for more fascinating stories involving the importation of drugs and the War on Drugs.
This is a great book for the historical information. On that end, it’s a 5/5. But I found it hard to follow. There’s a ton of players. I had difficulty following “who’s who”. The timeline seems to jump around everywhere. If you are wanting a review of the history of this event, this is a great book. But if you are wanting a fun, relaxing, easy read, this probably is not good for that.
THE BLUEGRASS CONSPIRACY An Inside Story of Power, Greed, Drugs and Murder by Sally Denton (1990 STATED FIRST EDITION Hardcover in dust jacket 334 Pages including Index. Doubleday Publishers)
I found this book to be quite entertaining and a very interesting read. My only issues would be how the author skipped around from characters and, for me, some of them were not clearly introduced. Most of this book is from the view of a former State Police investigator and because he was found quilty of eavesdropping while tapping a phone line, one wonders if he has an ax to grind. The ending also left the reader up in the air as the author posed several questions that clearly needed to be answered. As a personal note, I would have liked to have understood how The Company was started and a little more history from being local cops to becoming world renowned Drug Kingpins. The leap the author took lead me to believe it was over a period of years, but I am not clear how it happened.
However, please don't be dismayed as I did read the entire book and I was fascinated by the number of celebrities who came in contact with the people involved in the massive smuggling operations. A little research after reading the book seem to illustrate that many of the main characters, although somewhat tarnished went on to live a fairly normal and in some cases, contributory life. So I was left wondering if the so called Blue Bloods and Lexington police have that much power or perhaps they were "all" not as guilty as the author might have portrayed.
Either way, this book is fascinating even though I was left wondering what the real story may have been back in the 80's. Worth the read.
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