Law of the Jungle - The Hunt for Colombian Guerrillas, American Hostages, and Buried Treasure

Law of the Jungle by John Otis is a wild and riveting true story of kidnapping and drug trafficking in the jungles of South America. Written by a 20-year veteran reporter based in Colombia—the only reporter qualified to tell the tale—this incredible account of “The Hunt for Colombian Guerrillas, American Hostages, and Buried Treasure” tells the untold flip side of the story chronicled in the New York Times bestseller Out of Captivity. An amazing surreal-but-true adventure in the tradition of Mark Bowden’s Killing Pablo and Blackhawk Down, Law of the Jungle is, at once, heroic, tragic, and bizarre, placing the Colombian hostage story in its full and magnificently strange context.

Two stories unfold in the Colombian jungle—one of survival, the other of treasure.

American Hostages vs. FARC Guerrillas: Follow the harrowing ordeal of three U.S. military contractors who survive a plane crash in enemy territory only to be captured by ruthless FARC rebels. The Hunt for Buried Treasure: Discover the incredible parallel story of the Colombian soldiers sent on the rescue mission who stumble upon millions of dollars in buried guerrilla cash. A Reporter’s Unfiltered Account: Get the untold flip side of the story chronicled in Out of Captivity, told by the only reporter on the ground qualified to reveal the full picture. Survival in the Jungle: A surreal but true adventure deep inside a war zone, where cocaine labs, deadly firefights, and the constant threat of attack are the law of the land.