The subtitle is Into the Lawless Heart of the Sierra Madre and the author is Richard Grant (2008).
The author developed a fascination with the Sierra Madre mountains in Mexico and decided to travel its lengths from north to south. This travel narrative is the result, and it reads like a more dangerous version of an Anthony Bourdain television program.
The Sierra Madre is a part of the world isolated from law and order, run by cartels, bandits and native american tribes unique to the region, and where whatever stereotypes about Mexico you may have with respect to drugs and machismo are seemingly realized. The final story on his adventure, and the moment when he decided that it was time to put an end to his journey, he spent the night being hunted for sport by some drug-fueled Mexican hillbillies that worked for the narcos.
A quick and enjoyable read.
