NARCAS: The Secret World of Women in Organized Crime

Spoiler alert: If you plan to see Alex Garland’s new movie “Civil War,” then don’t read this until you have. When war photographer Lee Smith closes her eyes during what should be a relaxing bath moment at the end of a busy working day, she sees visions. American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, shell-shocked and staring at her lens. A man shooting another man in the head at close range. Another man, a car tire around his torso, clamping his arms down tight.

The first time and last time that I visited the city of Zacapa, Guatemala, my team and I were sitting in our car in traffic when there came a hard and constant beeping from behind. Turning to look out of the back window, I saw a heavy black truck behind us. The driver was honking the horn so aggressively that the cars started scrambling to get out of the way. That wasn’t the only motivator.