City of Dreams
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- 20,99 €
Publisher Description
Following the epic, ambitious, instant New York Times bestseller City on Fire, “The Godfather for our generation” (Adrian McKinty), comes the dramatic second novel in an epic crime trilogy from Don Winslow, #1 internationally bestselling author of the Cartel trilogy (The Power of the Dog, The Cartel and The Border).
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 do them a favor that could make him a fortune or kill him.
And when Hollywood starts shooting a film based on 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.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A battle-hardened mafia boss tries to start over in this gritty crime epic from a master of the genre, Don Winslow. After escaping a bloody mob war in Providence, Danny Ryan settles in California with his young son and the tattered remnants of the Murphy crime family. He hopes to put that life behind him and go legit. But when he discovers that a movie is being made based on his own life, Danny becomes embroiled in another cutthroat world: Hollywood. In this intense story, Winslow gives us an up-close look at the graft and corruption of the movie industry, illustrating that the world of organized crime doesn’t have a monopoly on shady deals and easy money. Narrator Ari Fliakos brings authenticity to the production, switching between East Coast and West Coast accents with ease. If you haven’t yet read the first book in Winslow’s City series, this sequel is certain to spark your interest.