The Snakehead

In the shadowy underworld of human smuggling, one name stood above all others: Sister Ping. Patrick Radden Keefe's gripping book, "The Snakehead," unveils the extraordinary tale of this unassuming middle-aged woman who became the mastermind behind a multimillion-dollar smuggling empire. From the bustling streets of New York's Chinatown to the treacherous waters of the Golden Venture, Keefe weaves a compelling narrative that exposes the complex web of international crime, desperate immigrants, and the relentless pursuit of the American dream. This is a story of ambition, survival, and the human cost of illegal immigration, told with the intensity of a thriller and the depth of meticulous investigative journalism.

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