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City on Fire

By: Don Winslow
Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
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From the #1 internationally bestselling author of the Cartel Trilogy, The Force, and Broken comes the first novel in an epic crime saga about the Irish and Italian crime syndicates in America during the 1980s and 1990s.

'One of America's greatest storytellers' Stephen King

'A masterpiece - wonderfully crafted, beautifully written, and a propulsive, authentic page-turner' Christian White, bestselling author of The Nowhere Child

Two criminal empires together control all of New England.

Until a beautiful modern-day Helen of Troy 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, Danny Ryan will forge a dynasty.

Exploring the classic themes of loyalty, betrayal, and honor, City on Fire is a contemporary Iliad, a saga that spans generations - a towering achievement of storytelling genius from Don Winslow, "America's greatest living crime writer" (Jon Land, Providence Journal).

'An organised crime saga that sits somewhere between the intimate and the epic, between Mystic River and The Godfather, and stands with the best in its genre.' Sydney Morning Herald Fiction Pick of the Week

'Is there any doubt that Don Winslow's the greatest?' New York Times

'One of the best thriller writers on the planet' Esquire

'Epic, ambitious, majestic, City on Fire is The Godfather for our generation' Adrian McKinty, bestselling author of The Chain

©2022 Don Winslow (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers
Crime Thrillers Modern Detectives Police Procedural Suspense Thriller Fiction Mystery City War

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Input-downable.

Winslow grabs you from the get-go and doesn’t let up. Fast, furious, frenetic, all followed with a love story chaser, plus a family saga and righteous justice.
Absolutely loved it.

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Gripping Crime Trilogy

This is book one in Don Winslow's new-ish crime trilogy. It's a great multi layered story set in Providence back in the day with the Irish and Italian mobs. Narrator Ari Fliakos makes you feel their Boston roots.

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Great book

great book I look forward to a sequel, good performance from the narrator, good plot.

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Stunning

Couldn’t stop listening. Great yarn. Buy if want to escape reality for a while. Word.

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What a great story.

Loved everything about this book! The writing and narration is superb , couldn't stop listening..

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Brilliant!

Gripping story, fascinating characters. Set in Rhode Island in the ‘80s, brilliant detail that somehow made the whole sorry mess of the warring criminal families feel entirely credible. Perfect narration!

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I want more

The storyline might not be believable but the performance was excellent. Being from the East Coast, now living in Aus, I crave any audiobook that has New York/ New England references. This one does not disappoint.

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Brilliant

I love Don, and Ari, the performer of this spectacular novel. Great books
and paintings are my greatest joy.
🙏🏽 And now no:2. Very very happy that Danny is alive and Ian!!

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Not a bad yarn

Good story but didn’t keep me awake at night. I’m more of a fan of Don’s early work and The Force but found this and the border war sagas a bit heavy going at times. Narrator did a top job.

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