Law of the jungle : the hunt for Colombian guerrillas, American hostages, and buried treasure - John Otis

I picked up this book because the subject of the FARC, the Columbian rebel group, seemed exotic and romantic in a dark and dangerous way. I get a yen for that every once in a while.  So this book was a pretty interesting look into a specific kidnapping event of some private contractors who were trolling the jungle in an airplane looking for drug kitchens.  They crash, are captured, and are subsequently taken as hostages. It is a rather meandering book, it goes into the past of the captives a bit more than I thought was necessary (see the opinions of the ex finance about one hostage's fishing habits), but it did provide a very interesting look into the daily lives of the FARC and some of their motivations. I felt that it was a pretty non-biased look at the interactions of the FARC and the government of Columbia and how the group rose to what it is today. There were parts that got a little slow, but the writing is pretty informal (language choices, tone, etc.) and keeps drawing you back in.

Verdict: Interesting - a good read.