The Death and Life of Bobby Z — Don Winslow

When born loser Tim Kearney murdered a Hell's Angel, he didn't have a choice. Now, sentenced to the life without parole in a prison full of the angel's vengeful buddies, he doesn't have a chance. Then the Feds make him an offer: impersonate the late, legendary drug lord Bobby Z and allow himself to be delivered to a Mexican kingpin in exchange for a kidnapped agent. If the deal goes down, Tim can walk away a free man. But when the swam turns bloody, Tim runs - straight into the luxurious, chaotic, hair-raising, and very hazardous life of Bobby Z...