The Provocative Odyssey of Jack Reed, Adventurer, Drug Smuggler and Pilot Extraordinaire Winner 2018 Los Angeles Book Festival Book Awards: Biography Runner-up 2017 San Francisco Book Festival Book Awards: Wild Card Finalist 2017 Book Excellence Awards: True Crime Winner 2016 Hollywood Book Festival Awards: Wild Card National Silver Medalist 2016 IPPY Book Awards: True Crime Honorable Mention 2016 Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards: Non-Fiction Drama Award Finalist 2015 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards: Biography Award Finalist 2014 USA Best Book Awards: True Crime Think all associates of Pablo Escobar were violent? Then you don’t know Jack! Buccaneer   is   the   stimulating,   true   account   of   the   life   and   times   of   Jack   Reed,   an   All-American   boy   turned   drug   smuggler;   turned Robinson   Crusoe,   then   prison   inmate.   For   the   first   time,   Jack   Reed   discloses   his   extraordinary,   tabooed   journey   as   a   high   flying international   cocaine   smuggler   and   personal   pilot   for   Carlos   Lehder,   partner   to   Pablo   Escobar   of   the   Medellin   Cartel.   Reed   flew drug   runs   for   Lehder   who   handled   transportation,   while   Colombian   drug   lord   Escobar   handled   production   and   supply.   Lehder's cocaine   transport   empire   was   based   at   Norman's   Cay,   an   out   island   in   the   Bahamas.   Having   gained   notoriety   in   the   late   70s   as   a staging point for drug smuggling, Norman's Cay was immortalized in “Blow,” a 2001 motion picture starring Johnny Depp. Reed   lands   in   court   as   Lehder's   co-defendant   in   the   longest   running   drug   trial   in   U.S.   history. A   non-violent   offender,   Reed   becomes the   victim   of   a   tragic   judicial   sentencing   mistake.   Tired   of   being   hounded   by   media,   Reed   denied   all   interviews   until   pilot/journalist MayCay   Beeler   contacted   him   in   prison.   At   that   time,   she   had   no   idea   she   would   become   his   coauthor   and   a   character   in   his   life story and twist-of-fate ending. "He   refused   to   talk   to   cops   and   press—until   me.   In   our   book,   which   was   a   collaborative   work   at   the   end   of   Reed's   life,   Reed   breaks his   silence   about   his   alleged   role   in   Pablo   Escobar's   Medellin   Drug   Cartel   and   his   stunning   punishment   for   refusing   to   snitch   on   best friend   Lehder   in   the   courtroom.   This   biography   features   shocking   judicial   misconduct;   a   historic   drug   trial;   and   the   first   drug   lord extradited   to   the   United   States.   Reed's   controversial   story   will   stun   you.   It   has   never   been   given   to   any   other   journalist."   -MayCay Beeler. Find   out   why   he   gave   it   up   to   Beeler   in   this   gripping   multi   award-winning   true   story.   Get   out   your   hankies—the   surprise   ending   will make   you   weep   and   smile. You   will   believe   in   destiny.   Fans   of   Netflix   Narcos   and   Cocaine   Cowboy   movies   may   be   surprised   by   this bold and honest personal account. Not what Media led us to believe. About the Author MayCay     Beeler     is     an    American     record-breaking     pilot,     award-winning     author     and     TV     personality.    As     a     veteran     TV Host/Producer/Journalist,   she   has   worked   for   every   major   U.S.   Network   TV   affiliate   in   News   and   Entertainment   for   30   years   and counting.   Beeler   has   appeared   in   and   written   thousands   of   broadcast   TV   news   reports,   shows,   features   and   commercials.   She   has been   published   in   dozens   of   magazines.   Beeler   is   the   producer   of   the   documentary,   Return   to   Norman’s   Cay .   She   has   appeared   on the Biography Channel’s Gangsters: America’s Most Evil.