Frederick Forsyth’s later works might not carry the genius of his earlier novels. Familiarity does breed contempt, and that maxim holds true even for Forsyth’s novels where the attention-to-detail made it a class above most spy thrillers but familiarity with his style made it a little more pedestrian. However, one novel that stands apart in the tapestry Forsyth’s later works is Cobra, the sequel to his classic Avenger with two antagonists – spymaster Paul Devereux III and former Tunnel Rat-turned-bounty hunter Calvin Dexter -teaming up to take down the global cocaine cartel. In that Forsythian fiction, when the spymaster figures out a way to cut off the cocaine tap, the cartels in Europe, North America, and South America go berserk killing each other with thousands caught in the crossfire. It was oddly reminiscent of the violence that followed the killing of cartel overlord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known by his moniker, El Mencho, in Mexico. It appeared that killing led to the cartels going berserk with violence reported alongside Mexico.
Netflix, mythology, and the illusion of cartel order
