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City on Fire

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  • Author：Don Winslow
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Summary

Two 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。

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Reviews

Liz ，

Full disclosure: Over the years， I've read （and frequently reread） almost everything Don Winslow has written。 Always can count on a really good story and City on Fire is no exception。 This is an grossing organized crime thriller that had me from page one。 Lots of action， great characters （especially Danny）， and a good pace to the book。 Can't wait to see what's next in store in this series。A won a copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway for this honest review。 Full disclosure: Over the years， I've read （and frequently reread） almost everything Don Winslow has written。 Always can count on a really good story and City on Fire is no exception。 This is an grossing organized crime thriller that had me from page one。 Lots of action， great characters （especially Danny）， and a good pace to the book。 Can't wait to see what's next in store in this series。A won a copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway for this honest review。 。。。more

Joseph Siskey ，

I love Winslow and his latest is as good as his best works。 I only wish that I didn't have to wait for the next two to complete the trilogy。 I love Winslow and his latest is as good as his best works。 I only wish that I didn't have to wait for the next two to complete the trilogy。 。。。more

Forest Jones ，

Wow。 Incredible story teller。 Great start to the trilogy。

Greg Barron ，

An exceptional book for the genre。 Like dominos falling the grievances between two crime families build into all-out war。 This is a world of secret alliances， low deals， double crosses， strange codes of honour and behaviour。 The pace is fast， kept grounded by well-chosen detail and clever characterisation。 Highly recommended。

Jim Cullison ，

Winslow delivers a brilliantly plotted and relentlessly propulsive crime thriller that is fortunately the first of a trilogy。。。very much looking forward to Entry 2 in the Danny Ryan saga。

Jean ，

I forgot when I put this book on my to read list that I had previously read a book by Don Winslow， The Winter of Frankie Machine， and loved it。 Seems this Winslow guy is a pretty damn good writer。Anyway， 5 stars for City on Fire。 The thing is， fuck me， turns out this is the first book in a goddammit triology and I didn't know that until I read the fuckin acknowledgments， the about the author， and right into Excerpt from City of Dreams。 I haven't checked yet but I bet it's going to be close to a I forgot when I put this book on my to read list that I had previously read a book by Don Winslow， The Winter of Frankie Machine， and loved it。 Seems this Winslow guy is a pretty damn good writer。Anyway， 5 stars for City on Fire。 The thing is， fuck me， turns out this is the first book in a goddammit triology and I didn't know that until I read the fuckin acknowledgments， the about the author， and right into Excerpt from City of Dreams。 I haven't checked yet but I bet it's going to be close to a year before part 2 comes out and I hate that I can't plunge back into the story and I'm gonna have to wait。 How the hell did I overlook this author until last year is beyond me。 He's written a buttload of books， some made into movies and some about to become TV series and he was never on my rader。 。。。more

Stefanie ，

In Providence， Rhode Island gibt es zwei Mafia-Clans。 Die Iren und die Italiener。 Eigentlich sind die Reviere mehr oder weniger klar aufgeteilt。 Doch dann spannt einer dem anderen die Frau aus。 Und damit hat der Waffenstillstand ein Ende。 Es gibt zahlreiche Morde， hinterhältige Fällen und größere und kleinere Streitigkeiten。 Das Buch gibt einen großartigen Einblick in die Leben der Familien。 Loyalität und Hinterhältigkeit， Familiensinn und Familenzwiste。 Es lässt sich sehr gut lesen， auch wenn In Providence， Rhode Island gibt es zwei Mafia-Clans。 Die Iren und die Italiener。 Eigentlich sind die Reviere mehr oder weniger klar aufgeteilt。 Doch dann spannt einer dem anderen die Frau aus。 Und damit hat der Waffenstillstand ein Ende。 Es gibt zahlreiche Morde， hinterhältige Fällen und größere und kleinere Streitigkeiten。 Das Buch gibt einen großartigen Einblick in die Leben der Familien。 Loyalität und Hinterhältigkeit， Familiensinn und Familenzwiste。 Es lässt sich sehr gut lesen， auch wenn es nicht immer ganz einfach ist die vielen Namen zu behalten und zuzuordnen。 Der Schreibstil ist mitreißend， aktionreich und spannend bis zur letzten Seite。 Besonders hervorzuheben ist auch das schlichte aber daher auch besonders ansprechende Cover。 Das Buch bildet den Auftakt einer Trilogie。 Es bleibt spannend wie es weiter geht。 。。。more

Zach Eiting ，

The Irish and Italian mobs live peacefully side by side ruling the streets of Providence before a dispute takes place and starts an all out mob war。 Danny Ryan is thrust into a seat of power and he attempts to navigate personal obligations with obligations to the family。

Kerissa Rodgers ，

The book is a retelling of the modern Helen of Troy based in the 1980’s。 Featuring the Irish and Italian mafia in Rhode Island。 It’s an action packed story full of violence and underworld gangs， the Author has done a great job of capturing every aspect of the characters…and there is a lot of characters。 At first it took me a little while to get my head around all the different characters， but once I worked out who was who I was sucked right into the book。 It’s a very dramatic， sad， and thrilling The book is a retelling of the modern Helen of Troy based in the 1980’s。 Featuring the Irish and Italian mafia in Rhode Island。 It’s an action packed story full of violence and underworld gangs， the Author has done a great job of capturing every aspect of the characters…and there is a lot of characters。 At first it took me a little while to get my head around all the different characters， but once I worked out who was who I was sucked right into the book。 It’s a very dramatic， sad， and thrilling read。 I can’t wait to read the next book in the series。 。。。more

Slappy ，

Another brilliant entry from Winslow featuring the conflict between Irish & Italian mafia based in Rhode Island。 The first in a planned trilog6。 Can hardly wait for book 2。

Gabriel Echavarri Fernandez ，

Don Winslow lo ha vuelto a hacer。 Ha vuelto a crear un mundo （o mejor dicho recrear） donde la vida no vale nada， las lealtades duran lo que dura una conversación， y los asesinatos se ordenan tomando una copa entre amigos。 Un mundo donde la extorsión， los robos， el tráfico de drogas o el juego es el pan de cada día de los protagonistas。 Un universo particular en el que Winslow te introduce y te atrapa desde la primera página。reseña completa en:https://366libros。blogspot。com/2022/0。。。 Don Winslow lo ha vuelto a hacer。 Ha vuelto a crear un mundo （o mejor dicho recrear） donde la vida no vale nada， las lealtades duran lo que dura una conversación， y los asesinatos se ordenan tomando una copa entre amigos。 Un mundo donde la extorsión， los robos， el tráfico de drogas o el juego es el pan de cada día de los protagonistas。 Un universo particular en el que Winslow te introduce y te atrapa desde la primera página。reseña completa en:https://366libros。blogspot。com/2022/0。。。 。。。more

Daniel ，

Enjoyable read about Irish and Italian gangsters in Rhode Island。 The first in a trilogy。

Havers ，

Am 23。04。23 hat Don Winslow bekannt gegeben， dass er seine schriftstellerische Tätigkeit an den Nagel hängen wird。 Zukünftig möchte er seine Zeit darauf verwenden， eigenfinanziert mit digitalen Kampagnen demokratische Anliegen zu unterstützen und damit Donald Trump und den "Trumpismus" in den Vereinigten Staaten bekämpfen。 Zum Abschluss gibt es aber noch， wie schon bei seiner herausragenden Kartell-Trilogie， ein Epos in drei Bänden， dessen erster Teil „City on Fire“ gerade erschienen ist。 Band 2 Am 23。04。23 hat Don Winslow bekannt gegeben， dass er seine schriftstellerische Tätigkeit an den Nagel hängen wird。 Zukünftig möchte er seine Zeit darauf verwenden， eigenfinanziert mit digitalen Kampagnen demokratische Anliegen zu unterstützen und damit Donald Trump und den "Trumpismus" in den Vereinigten Staaten bekämpfen。 Zum Abschluss gibt es aber noch， wie schon bei seiner herausragenden Kartell-Trilogie， ein Epos in drei Bänden， dessen erster Teil „City on Fire“ gerade erschienen ist。 Band 2 und 3 sind seiner Aussage nach bereits geschrieben und werden 2023 und 2024 veröffentlicht。Dogtown im Süden von Providence， Rhode Island， Mitte der achtziger Jahre。 Ein Einwandererviertel。 Zuerst kamen die Iren， danach die Italiener。 Zwei Familienclans， die Murphys und die Morettis， leben dort in friedlicher Eintracht， haben ihre Geschäfte untereinander aufgeteilt。 Gewerkschaften， Bestechung， Diebstahl， Kredite， Schutzgelderpressung und seit neuestem auch Drogenhandel werfen genug Profit für beide Seiten ab。 Noch begegnet man sich mit Respekt， aber die Zeit der Familienoberhäupter neigt sich dem Ende zu， und der Generationenwechsel lässt nichts Gutes erahnen。 Und schneller als man denkt， setzt ein nichtiger Anlass eine Gewaltspirale in Gang， einen blutigen Kampf bis aufs Messer， der sich zu einem Krieg entwickelt， in dem es schlußendlich um die Kontrolle des organisierten Verbrechens zwischen New York und Boston geht。 Mittendrin Danny Ryan， derjenige mit dem moralischen Gewissen， dessen Vater früher einmal Oberhaupt der irischen Mobster war， mittlerweile mit Terri Murphy verheiratet。 Ob er will oder nicht， die unzähligen Toten auf beiden Seiten drängen den bisherigen Befehlsempfänger in die Rolle des Strategen， des Anführers。 Eine große Verantwortung， könnte doch eine einzige Fehlentscheidung die endgültige Auslöschung des irischen Clans zur Folge haben。Und wieder einmal spielt Don Winslow sein ganzes Können aus。 Ein extrem spannende Story， die einzelnen Szenen haben eine stark visuelle Kraft und können es durchaus gleichberechtigt mit den Klassikern des Genres aufnehmen。 Für Sentimentalitäten bleibt kaum Platz， es geht sehr brutal und blutig zur Sache。 Die Sprache ist der Handlung angepasst （wie immer in einer exzellenten Übersetzung von Conny Lösch）。 Hart， klar und präzise， reduziert auf das Wesentliche。 Ohne Drumherumgerede。Sämtliche Charaktere sind komplex， bis ins kleinste Detail ausgearbeitet， auch eine Stärke des Autors， was auch eine Erklärung für den eher verhaltenen Einstieg in die Story sein könnte。 Bei einem Dreiteiler müssen die Personen Fleisch auf den Knochen haben， brauchen einen Background， denn sonst können sie das Interesse des Lesers nicht bis zum Ende binden。 Alles richtig gemacht， Mr Winslow。 。。。more

Edward ，

This Irish mob versus Italian mob novel takes place in Providence， Rhode Island。 As this is very near where I grew up， I found the book great to listen to。 The novel takes place in the 1980's。 It is a very interesting and entertaining Don Winslow novel。 It is reputed to be the first book of a trilogy。 I look forward to the next instalment。 This Irish mob versus Italian mob novel takes place in Providence， Rhode Island。 As this is very near where I grew up， I found the book great to listen to。 The novel takes place in the 1980's。 It is a very interesting and entertaining Don Winslow novel。 It is reputed to be the first book of a trilogy。 I look forward to the next instalment。 。。。more

Jorge Martínez ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Aunque los protagonistas tengan la profundidad de una servilleta， y llegue un momento en el que las muertes se suceden a la misma velocidad a la que sus personajes las olvidan， el ritmo que le mete Winslow a sus libros es imparable， y su final， agónico y amargo。

Carolyn Drake ，

A cracking mafia wars saga written in punchy， no-nonsense prose。 There are plenty of Mob clichés， but the tale of spiraling jealousies， rivalries， greed， honour and bloodlust， has some well-sketched characters to give the thrills some extra edge - especially once you start playing the game of matching the characters to their counterparts in the Trojan Wars saga （it’s not for nothing that Winslow prefaces the book with a quote from The Iliad）。

Mainlinebooker ，

What a platter。。Sopranos and the Godfather served on a sterling tray， except this time it is Rhode Island。 Clueless me， I had no idea about gangs in this area at all， but then， this type of novel is not one I have ever slid down with into the rabbit hole。 Winslow has made me a convert though and I am already impatient for the second in this trilogy coming out in 2023。 The madness， double crossing， the rivalries， and brutality showcase in the 2 mob families， the Irish and the Italians， who have m What a platter。。Sopranos and the Godfather served on a sterling tray， except this time it is Rhode Island。 Clueless me， I had no idea about gangs in this area at all， but then， this type of novel is not one I have ever slid down with into the rabbit hole。 Winslow has made me a convert though and I am already impatient for the second in this trilogy coming out in 2023。 The madness， double crossing， the rivalries， and brutality showcase in the 2 mob families， the Irish and the Italians， who have managed to live rather peacefully for decades until disturbed when immature Liam， the youngest son of the Irish mob boss， accidentally ？ gropes one of his Italian "brother's" girlfriends breasts。。Fireworks begin， unleashing a series of gangland assassinations and power grabs。 What makes this different though is the handsomely layered characters， particularly Danny， son of the former head of the Irish gang but who married into the current head's family。 Tender but brutal I grew to love him with his Dr Jekyll and Hyde personality and am thrilled to have him be a spotlight in Winslow's next novel。 Compulsively readable， I was in。。。hook， line and sinker。。 。。。more

Steve ，

Don Winslow’s trilogy opener on the Soprano-ish Rhode Island mob scene wasn’t a page-turner， although it had interesting character development and （pretty much） kept my interest throughout。 Will I read the next two installments？ Probably。 Though I hope City of Fire was more of a scene-setter and the next two in the series will have a deeper plot line。

Kendal ，

A smart popcorn book about organized crime in 1980s Rhode Island。 The main character， Danny Ryan， kept this book grounded when the plot became a little too convenient or over the top。 Looking forward to the next book in the series！

Kathleen ，

Winslow’s memorable mob saga takes place in Providence， Rhode Island in the 1980s。 The writing is tight and propulsive with multiple twists。 Rival crime families—one Irish and one Italian—coexist without trouble for decades。 And then Liam Murphy drunkenly molests Paulie Moretti’s girlfriend， triggering a lasting feud that destabilizes the balance of power。Danny Ryan’s father once controlled the Irish mob， and Danny married the daughter of the head of the Murphy clan。 Once a mid-level player， “Go Winslow’s memorable mob saga takes place in Providence， Rhode Island in the 1980s。 The writing is tight and propulsive with multiple twists。 Rival crime families—one Irish and one Italian—coexist without trouble for decades。 And then Liam Murphy drunkenly molests Paulie Moretti’s girlfriend， triggering a lasting feud that destabilizes the balance of power。Danny Ryan’s father once controlled the Irish mob， and Danny married the daughter of the head of the Murphy clan。 Once a mid-level player， “Good old Danny” is slowly forced into a leadership role。 All he wants to do is to protect the family and people that he loves—whether he can or not depends on how adroitly he understands the motivations and threats of double-crosses involving the key players。Winslow employs rough ethnic humor and homophobic language representative of the mob-culture of the period， as well as a sizeable mob-war body count。 。。。more

Ellen Margolese ，

While would not normally be my genre- not a great fan of too much murder and mayhem- the actual focus on the story is on the inner life of the main protagonist Danny。 He is a surprisingly likeable character and it is easy to root for him。

Kelly Parker ，

Here is a mean， gritty novel about dueling factions in Rhode Island。 The Irish thugs and Italian mobsters have been enjoying a fragile peace; that is， until a woman gets involved。 Tempers flare， bad decisions are made， and soon the whole city is burning。 Don Winslow never fails to deliver。

Tanja ，

"City on Fire" is far from being a perfect novel， but it's definitely not bad。 At the beginning I was struggling with all the names which are often too similar to each other。 Regarding the fact that the novel is loosely based on Homer， I expected certain things in the story which came true。 But it is quite interesting how Winslow crafted this。 I did not have any problems with some characters treating women like shit - the story is set in the 80s and we have a lot of toxic masculinity here， which "City on Fire" is far from being a perfect novel， but it's definitely not bad。 At the beginning I was struggling with all the names which are often too similar to each other。 Regarding the fact that the novel is loosely based on Homer， I expected certain things in the story which came true。 But it is quite interesting how Winslow crafted this。 I did not have any problems with some characters treating women like shit - the story is set in the 80s and we have a lot of toxic masculinity here， which actually fits the characters。 It's the same with homosexuality。 The middle part is a bit too repetitive， but the last approximately 100 pages have a much better pacing then， although I think that the ending is too abrupt。 But generally "City on Fire" is a rather fast read and mostly I could enjoy it。 I am not that into gangster stories， but I love "Peaky Blinders"。 There are some similarities， especially regarding the "plans"， but the BBC series just wins here。 But if you like "Peaky Blinders" or other gangster stories， you definitely should give "City on Fire" a try。 Not sure yet how many stars I will give， but I am tending to 3。5-4 at the moment。 Which is pretty good， as it is really hard to receive 5 stars from me。 。。。more

Sue ，

Keeps you going。

Bob McCormick ，

I enjoyed this more than I expected。 Thought it would be a standard mafia book （it sort of is） but turned out to be a modern The Iliad

Tefelz ，

Unfassbar， wie diese Geschichte einen in seinen Bann ziehtAuch wenn es der Auftakt zu einer Trilogie sein soll， so steht das Buch alleine für sich schon erstklassig da， ob mit oder ohne Fortsetzung！Geschichte: Danny Ryan`s Vater war früher das Oberhaupt der Iren in Rhode Island und führte die Geschicke der Docks und der Gewerkschaften， dazu gehörten der Raub an eingehender Ware oder auch Überfälle auf LKW。 Dem gegenüber stehen die Italiener die für Prostitution， Drogen und Schutzgelder zuständig Unfassbar， wie diese Geschichte einen in seinen Bann ziehtAuch wenn es der Auftakt zu einer Trilogie sein soll， so steht das Buch alleine für sich schon erstklassig da， ob mit oder ohne Fortsetzung！Geschichte: Danny Ryan`s Vater war früher das Oberhaupt der Iren in Rhode Island und führte die Geschicke der Docks und der Gewerkschaften， dazu gehörten der Raub an eingehender Ware oder auch Überfälle auf LKW。 Dem gegenüber stehen die Italiener die für Prostitution， Drogen und Schutzgelder zuständig sind。 Beide vereint durch einen langjährigen Friedenspakt。 Als sich Marty Ryan mehr dem Alkohol zuwendet übernehmen die Murphys alles und Danny wächst mit den Söhnen auf und Ihn verbindet eine starke Freundschaft zu Pat Murphy。 Als Danny dann noch die Tochter von John Murphy heiratet， genügt sich Danny in der Rolle als Helfer， der aber nichts zu melden hat。 Doch dann tritt eine wunderschöne Frau in das Leben in Rhode Island und die Welt， wie sie war ändert sich für alle。。。。Personen und Schreibstil: Von Beginn an fesselt der Schreibstil und der Leser wechselt in die Zeit um 1986 und ist mitten im Geschehen。 Und zwar so stark， dass man das Buch nicht aus der Hand legen kann。 Die Personen haben Ihr Macken und man ist Hin und Hergerissen zwischen den Personen und auch den verschiedenen Gruppen， bei denen jeder irgendwelche Polizisten， Richter oder aber im Fall der Italiener， die Mafia hinter sich hat。 Alles ist detailliert， ohne zu langweilen oder langatmig zu sein。Meinung: Ein Highlight 2022 in jeder Beziehung。 Ob nun Mafia-Buch oder Freundschaften， Ehrencodex und Liebe。 Es ist alles zu finden und man leidet oder ärgert sich mit den handelnden Personen。 Selten， dass eine Geschichte einen so in den Bann ziehen kann， doch ich bin begeistert。 Das Buch steht auch alleine für sich mit einem sehr starken Ende， so dass mancher Autor davon träumen könnte， so ein Einzelbuch zu schreiben。 Hier ist es anscheinend nur der Auftakt。。。Fazit: Weltklasse aus meiner Sicht und glatte 5 Sterne ohne darüber nachzudenken。 Wer Don Winslow kennt， kann ohne überlegen zugreifen。 Wer Ihn noch nicht kennt， erst recht ！ 。。。more

Bob ，

Definitely Worthy Of Your Consideration If You Don’t Mind A Cliffhanger Ending！City Of Fire is the first book in a planned trilogy by Don Winslow that， as stated in the Amazon book description， pertains to two crime families — one Irish， one Italian -- based in Rhode Island that have together work in relative harmony to control much of New England。 That is， until a beautiful woman comes between them resulting in the launching of a war that will see them kill each other， destroy a long-standing a Definitely Worthy Of Your Consideration If You Don’t Mind A Cliffhanger Ending！City Of Fire is the first book in a planned trilogy by Don Winslow that， as stated in the Amazon book description， pertains to two crime families — one Irish， one Italian -- based in Rhode Island that have together work in relative harmony to control much of New England。 That is， until a beautiful woman comes between them resulting in the launching of a war that will see them kill each other， destroy a long-standing alliance and set a city on fire。 While I generally avoid books that I know going in have a cliffhanger ending， the description of City Of Fire sufficiently intrigued me to go against my bias and give it a read。 I’m very glad that I did as a found it provided me with an intense reading experience; and， as such would I’d definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys books in the tradition of The Godfather and Goodfellas， and especially to readers who are already fans of Don Winslow’s books。I enjoyed City Of Fire for several reasons， but my two most important reasons are as follows。 One is because Winslow masterfully captures the sounds， sights， smells， violence and corruption of the crime world within these Rhode Island crime families in such a way that it made me feel that I was 'right there' along side them as the plot unfolds。 The second， and at least equally important， reason is that Winslow fills City Of Fire with very well-developed， complex， real-world characters that will likely stay with you long after you finish reading the book。 Despite my overall enjoyment of City Of Fire， I’ve deducted one star from my rating because the ending of the book is not really the ending of the story between these two families。 The real ending won’t be known until the trilogy is completed， which won’t be until sometime in 2024。If books with a cliffhanger ending are not a big concern to you， do yourself a favor and strongly consider adding City Of Fire to your reading list！ 。。。more

Leonie ，

4。75 StarsThere's no one really doing it like Don Winslow。 After the past few publications， this is the first one actually leaving me thrilled for the remaining two books of the trilogy。 Winslow has been one of my favourite authors for over a decade now and he's finally done it again: he started a possible masterpiece of a trilogy。 I was a sucker for the early works of his， but nothing reached the "The Power of the Dog"-trilogy， which I absolutely loved。 This one right here？ It might be off to t 4。75 StarsThere's no one really doing it like Don Winslow。 After the past few publications， this is the first one actually leaving me thrilled for the remaining two books of the trilogy。 Winslow has been one of my favourite authors for over a decade now and he's finally done it again: he started a possible masterpiece of a trilogy。 I was a sucker for the early works of his， but nothing reached the "The Power of the Dog"-trilogy， which I absolutely loved。 This one right here？ It might be off to the right start。 Winslow， after finishing up the Cartel-story-arc in Power of the Dog， now takes on the Italian and the Irish Mafia in New England。 Nobody quite does it like him: the whole book is not dripping with emotion， it's dry， hard， humorless and cynical， but still you suffer with them， you laugh， you chuckle and sometimes you just want to whack their heads - hard。 It's a mystery to me how Winslow actually manages to let you hate every （！） single character （ok， but Ian）， want both sides to win， both sides to loose spectacularly and still find the one character you'd actually pistolwhip yourself， if you had the chance。 This is not a story full of love。 It's also not a story you've never heard before。 But it's well narrated。 It's tragic， it's gruesome and it's as hard as the people playing their parts。 And still you hope， you hope for that sliver of goodness in some of them。 I'll stop here。 But I truly enjoyed this。 It might be the worthy successor to the Power trilogy and I'm excited to suffer through the rest of it。 。。。more

Jeremy Siemens ，

Don Winslow is one of those authors I swear gets better with each book he writes， and City on Fire is no exception。 Full of tough dialogue， lean prose， unforgettable characters， and cinematic scenes， this is a book that will stay with me for some time。 Don has recently announced his retirement as a fiction writer， and I really hope he changes his mind at some point。 Until then， I take comfort in knowing that this is the first book in a kickass trilogy。

Marcy ，

This is a realistically told mafia crime story， so， inherently violent。 Not particularly my interest， but this book was compulsively readable and since it’s the first of a trilogy， I’m interested enough to see where it goes。

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