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Since 1993 over 500 women have been murdered in Ciudad Ju?rez. Residents believe the true number of disappeared stands at 5,000. When a new disappearance is reported, Kelly Courter, a washed-up Texan boxer, and Rafael Sevilla, a Mexican detective, are sucked into an underworld of organised crime, believing they can outwit the corruption all around. The Dead Women of Ju?rez follows these two men obsessed with seeking the truth about the female victims of the Mexican border wars. Sam Hawken is a native of Texas now living on the east coast of the United States. A graduate of the University of Maryland, he pursued a career as an historian before turning to writing. The Dead Women of Ju?rez is his first novel.