CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE 96

In the tradition of Donnie Brasco and Under and Alone, this is the harrowing memoir of the most successful informant in U.S. law enforcement history: the man known as Confidential Source 96, who also happens to be a married father of four and a minister.

C. S. 96 recounts the harrowing life he has lead. A onetime mastermind narcotics distributor, C.S. 96 first saw the tragedies caused by the drug trade with his own eyes as he got to know the women involved with his business partner and the children that they raised. By the time C.S. 96 was arrested in a drug bust, he had made up his mind to get out of the business for good. Rather than beat the charges as his lawyer advised him to, he would confess, flip sides, and work for the federal government.

He has spent the two decades since working for a web of federal agencies, leveraging inside information and connections gained through his own criminal past to launch audacious operations that no other undercover agent would dream of. While projecting the swagger of a druglord, C.S. 96 would get inside the minds of the gang and cartel leaders he went toe to toe with. He became an actor risking everything to perform every night--one minor slip in his character and C.S. 96 and his family would disappear forever. And when leaders of Mexico's Sinalao Cartel tracked down C.S. 96's home and visited his wife and children unannounced, he was forced to uproot them and confront the unthinkable dangers that he brought into their lives.

Unfolding in Southern California mansions, makeshift DEA trailers set up in the middle of the Redwoods, and the anonymous fast food parking lots where kilograms of cocaine and heroin changed hands,thisis the epic saga of one man's quest to redeem himself in the eyes of his family and a thrilling, intimate look at the law enforcement battle that rages on beneath our noses.

C.S. 96, a.k.a. Roman Caribe (a pseudonym), is the most successful confidential informant in U.S. law enforcement history in terms of dollars of narcotics whose seizure he has helped facilitate. The onetime mastermind of an illegal drug distribution ring, he abandoned the drug trade after being given an opportunity to flip in the wake of a drug bust. He is an ordained minister.

Rob Cea, a former New York City police officer and detective who was the recipient of 136 commendations for bravery, courage under fire, and meritorious police actions, is the author of the memoir No Lights, No Sirens: The Corruption and Redemption of an Inner City Cop. He has worked as the writer and producer for television series including Discovery Channel's Flipped: A Mobster Tells All and feature films including The Day the Ponies Come Back.