Savages
A Novel
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4.2 • 51 Ratings
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- $18.99
Publisher Description
A New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, and Chicago Sun-Times Favorite Book of the Year
“A revelation…This is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid on autoload.” —Stephen King
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Force, City on Fire, and The Power of the Dog comes a captivating combination of true crime and suspense that reveals the cost of one amazing high.
Ben, Chon, and O are twentysomething best friends living the dream in Southern California. Together they have made a small fortune producing premium grade marijuana, a product so potent that the Mexican Baja Cartel demands a cut. When Ben and Chon refuse to back down, the cartel kidnaps O, igniting a dizzying array of high-octane negotiations and stunning plot twists as they risk everything to free her. The result is a provocative, sexy, and darkly engrossing thrill ride, an ultracontemporary love story that will leave you breathless.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Spare, clipped expository prose and hip, spot-on dialogue propel this visceral crime novel from Winslow (The Dawn Patrol). The future is looking good for Laguna Beach, Calif., marijuana growers Ben and Chon, until they receive an ominous e-mail from the Baja Cartel. Attached is a photograph showing the decapitated bodies of other independent drug dealers. The message is clear: sell your product through us or else. Ben and Chon try to resist, but matters escalate after cartel thugs abduct Ophelia, the guys' beautiful young playmate and accomplice, and hold her for a cool $20 million ransom. Meanwhile, Elena "La Reina" Sanchez Lauter, the leader of the Baja Cartel, must deal with rival drug gangs and potential overthrow from within. Ben and Chon propose a trade that Elena can't refuse, setting the stage for the violent and utterly satisfying ending. Winslow's encyclopedic knowledge of the border drug trade lends authenticity.
Customer Reviews
Loved It!
I absolutely loved this book. The way he worded things had me thinking hard a couple times. I had to read some pages over again to understand but that's what I loved about it. Great story and I'm happy they chose to make it in a movie.
Not bad
A fast paced book that didn't disappoint, but when i finished reading it something just seemed to be missing. Rather than feeling like you're part of the story you feel like you're on the periphery watching things as they unfold. That may have been what Winslow was after, but I needed just a little more.