Rusty Young

Australian author and journalist best known for Marching Powder (2003), a nonfiction account of life inside Bolivia’s San Pedro prison, and Colombiano (2017), a novel inspired by child soldiers in Colombia.

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  1. 1. Colombiano

    A gripping coming-of-age thriller set amid Colombia’s civil conflict, it follows a rural teenager who vows revenge after his girlfriend is murdered and is drawn into the brutal world of paramilitaries and guerrillas. As he rises through the ranks, he confronts moral compromises, corruption, and the human cost of war, torn between love, loyalty, and a longing for redemption while navigating a landscape shaped by cartels, the army, and insurgents.