I am pretty interested in the drug war - just finished el narco and chasing the scream:

http://www.amazon.com/El-Narco-Mexicos-Criminal-Insurgency/d...

http://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Scream-First-Last-Drugs/dp/162...

can you recommend any other good books on the topic ?

El Narco: http://www.amazon.com/El-Narco-Mexicos-Criminal-Insurgency/d...

Mastering BitCoin: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920032281.do

I've nearly finished reading this: http://www.amazon.com/El-Narco-Mexicos-Criminal-Insurgency/d... Absolutely fascinating account of the violence and history of the cartels and central America as it relates to the cartels.