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City of Dreams
- Author
- Don Winslow
- Narrator
- Ari Fliakos
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 18 April 2023
- Run Time
- 8 hours 7 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Psychological thriller, Thriller: organised crime / gangland crime, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Adventure / action fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Speculative fiction, Fiction: inspired by or adapted from other media, Narrative theme: coming of age, Fiction based on or inspired by true events
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What to expect
Hot on the heels of the “superb” (Stephen King) New York Times bestseller City on Fire comes the explosive second novel in an epic crime trilogy from #1 internationally bestselling author Don Winslow.
Don't miss CITY IN RUINS, the final instalment in the trilogy, available to preorder now!*Waterstones Best Book of 2023: Crime and Thriller*
'This is storytelling at its inspiring, epic best, and it feels like a movie in the making.’ Daily Mail
‘As powerful as anything in Winslow’s majestic Cartel trilogy’ Sunday Times
‘Even sharper, funnier, and more brilliant than its predecessor.’ Amazon Best Books of April 2023
‘CITY OF DREAMS is a crime classic. Winslow's best book, by far. You won't put it down’ Stephen King
‘Winslow should not be allowed to write so brilliantly. It’s unfair on all other authors!’ Peter James
"City Of Dreams is a mesmerizing coast-to-coast crime epic." James Patterson
Hollywood.
The city where dreams are made.
On the losing side of a bloody East Coast crime war, Danny Ryan is now on the run. The Mafia, the cops, the FBI all want him dead or in prison. With his little boy, his elderly father and the tattered remnants of his loyal crew of soldiers, he makes the classic American migration to California to start a new life.
A quiet, peaceful existence.
But the Feds track him down and want Danny to do them a favor that could make him a fortune or kill him.
And when Hollywood starts shooting a film of his former life, Danny demands a piece of the action and begins to rebuild his criminal empire.
Then he falls in love.
With a beautiful movie star who has a dark past of her own.
As their worlds collide in an explosion that could destroy them both, Danny Ryan has to fight for his life in a city where dreams are born.
Or where they go to die.
From the shores of Rhode Island to the deserts of California where bodies disappear, from the power corridors of Washington where the real criminals operate to the fabled movie studios of Hollywood where the real money is made, City of Dreams is a sweeping saga of family, love, revenge, survival and the fierce reality behind the dream.
Critics Review
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A Waterstones Best Books of 2023: Crime and Thriller
There are moments that hit the heights of Winslow’s brilliant and brutal Cartel trilogy.’ The Sun
Already described as ‘The Godfather for our generation’, this is storytelling at its inspiring, epic best, and it feels like a movie in the making.’ Daily Mail
‘Maintains the fierce trajectory of its predecessor… With this new sequence, Winslow’s epic The Power of the Dog is acquiring an equally accomplished successor.’ Financial Times
‘it’s still the action scenes that stand out, and one of them, a showdown in the desert, is as powerful as anything in Winslow’s majestic Cartel trilogy’ Sunday Times
‘City of Dreams picks up exactly where City on Fire left off, and the result is even sharper, funnier, and more brilliant than its predecessor … but Winslow makes this Aeneid-inspired tale soar—sometimes from epic to venal, or from poignant to comical—and it makes the wait for the third book unbearable.’ Amazon Best Books of April 2023
‘CITY OF DREAMS is a crime classic. Winslow's best book, by far. You won't put it down’ Stephen King
‘Winslow should not be allowed to write so brilliantly. It’s unfair on all other authors!’ Peter James
"Don Winslow is one of three living crime writers that I am hopelessly addicted to. City Of Dreams is a mesmerizing coast-to-coast crime epic. Danny Ryan is a good guy, a bad guy, a wonderfully complicated, unforgettable human. City of Dreams is part of a trilogy but you can start anywhere. So go ahead, start." James Patterson
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Details
- Author
- Don Winslow
- Narrator
- Ari Fliakos
- Duration
- 8 hours 7 minutes
- Release Date
- 18 April 2023
- ISBN
- 9780008507855
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Psychological thriller, Thriller: organised crime / gangland crime, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Adventure / action fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Speculative fiction, Fiction: inspired by or adapted from other media, Narrative theme: coming of age, Fiction based on or inspired by true events
Synopsis
Hot on the heels of the “superb” (Stephen King) New York Times bestseller City on Fire comes the explosive second novel in an epic crime trilogy from #1 internationally bestselling author Don Winslow. Don't miss CITY IN RUINS, the final instalment in the trilogy, available to preorder now! *Waterstones Best Book of 2023: Crime and Thriller* 'This is storytelling at its inspiring, epic best, and it feels like a movie in the making.’ Daily Mail ‘As powerful as anything in Winslow’s majestic Cartel trilogy’ Sunday Times ‘Even sharper, funnier, and more brilliant than its predecessor.’ Amazon Best Books of April 2023 ‘CITY OF DREAMS is a crime classic. Winslow's best book, by far. You won't put it down’ Stephen King ‘Winslow should not be allowed to write so brilliantly. It’s unfair on all other authors!’ Peter James "City Of Dreams is a mesmerizing coast-to-coast crime epic." James Patterson Hollywood. The city where dreams are made. On the losing side of a bloody East Coast crime war, Danny Ryan is now on the run. The Mafia, the cops, the FBI all want him dead or in prison. With his little boy, his elderly father and the tattered remnants of his loyal crew of soldiers, he makes the classic American migration to California to start a new life. A quiet, peaceful existence. But the Feds track him down and want Danny to do them a favor that could make him a fortune or kill him. And when Hollywood starts shooting a film of his former life, Danny demands a piece of the action and begins to rebuild his criminal empire. Then he falls in love. With a beautiful movie star who has a dark past of her own. As their worlds collide in an explosion that could destroy them both, Danny Ryan has to fight for his life in a city where dreams are born. Or where they go to die. From the shores of Rhode Island to the deserts of California where bodies disappear, from the power corridors of Washington where the real criminals operate to the fabled movie studios of Hollywood where the real money is made, City of Dreams is a sweeping saga of family, love, revenge, survival and the fierce reality behind the dream.
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