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City on fire
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- Book Synopsis
- The new thriller from the #1 international bestseller - the start of a brand new trilogy inspired by the Iliad"One of America's greatest storytellers." - Stephen King"No one fuses action with emotion like Winslow." - The Times'Superb. This is storytelling with a keen edge. City on Fire is exhilarating to read.' - Stephen KingA Times Best Book for 2022Two criminal empires together control all of New England.Until a beautiful woman comes between the Irish and the Italians, launching a war that will see them kill each other, destroy an alliance, and set a city on fire.Danny Ryan yearns for a more "legit" life and a place in the sun. But as the bloody conflict stacks body on body and brother turns against brother, Danny has to rise above himself. To save the friends he loves like family and the family he has sworn to protect, he becomes a leader, a ruthless strategist, and a master of a treacherous game in which the winners live and the losers die.From the gritty streets of Providence to the glittering screens of Hollywood to the golden casinos of Las Vegas, two rival crime families ignite a war that will leave only one standing. The winner will forge a dynasty.Exploring classic themes of loyalty, betrayal, honour, and corruption on both sides of the law, City on Fire is a contemporary Iliad from Don Winslow, "one of America's greatest storytellers" (Stephen King).
- About The Author
- Don Winslow is the author of twenty-six acclaimed, award-winning international bestsellers, including eight New York Times bestsellers (Savages, The Kings of Cool, The Cartel, The Force, The Border, City on Fire,City of Dreams and City in Ruins). Savages was made into a feature film by three-time Oscar-winning writer-director Oliver Stone from a screenplay by Shane Salerno, Winslow and Stone. Crime 101, based on Winslow's short novel, will be released as a theatrical film from Amazon. He has also written a series of award-winning short stories for Audible narrated by four-time Oscar nominee Ed Harris. A former investigator, anti-terrorist trainer and trial consultant, Winslow lives in California and Rhode Island.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780008507817
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- HarperCollinsPublishers, (02 March 2023)
- Number of Pages
- 354
- Weight
- 260 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 24 mm
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