Broken
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4.7 • 3 Ratings
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Publisher Description
'If you haven't read American writer Don Winslow, Broken is all the introduction you need ... [it] will make you laugh and cry ... Broken is devastating and brilliant.' Sydney Morning Herald
A riveting collection of six short novels from the New York Times bestselling author of The Force and The Border.
'Is there any doubt that Don Winslow is the greatest?' New York Times
In six intense novellas connected by the themes of crime, corruption, vengeance, justice, loss, betrayal, guilt and redemption, Broken is #1 international bestseller Don Winslow at his nerve-shattering, heart-stopping, heartbreaking best. In Broken, he creates a world of high-level thieves and low-life crooks, obsessed cops struggling with life on and off the job, private detectives, dope dealers, bounty hunters and fugitives, the lost souls driving without headlights through the dark night on the American criminal highway.
With his trademark blend of insight, humanity, humor, action and the highest level of literary craftsmanship, Winslow delivers a collection of tales that will become classics of crime fiction.
'A collection of six remarkable novellas ... The tales all unfold at a torrid pace that will leave readers both satisfied and wishing for more' Daily Mail
'A master of thrills shows his range, and his bite' New York Times
'Winslow's brisk, colorful prose and artful shorthand shine in this collection of six novellas' Vulture
'One of the best story collections I've read, period ... Together the stories make a potent bundle that can be read all at once, in any order, or one at a time, to savor like omakase from a sushi master' Criminal Element
PRAISE FOR DON WINSLOW:
'He's a master' Michael Connelly
'One of the best in the field ... a writer for whom nuance and multiple levels are articles of faith' Independent
'Winslow's the best' Stephen King
'You should try to get your hands on everything Winslow's written, because he's one of the best thriller writers on the planet' Esquire
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The six crime novellas in this disappointing collection from bestseller Winslow (the Cartel trilogy) lack the superior plotting and forceful prose of the author's best work. The opening of the weak title story suggests that the focus will be on New Orleans 911 dispatcher Eva McNabb, the wife of a tough, abusive ex-cop, and the mother of two current police officers, but it shifts to the two sons. Jimmy McNabb's disruption of a major meth shipment has tragic unintended consequences that set his family on a path toward bloody revenge in a story that prioritizes action over depth of characterization. Other selections offer nothing particularly new. In "Crime 101," a dogged police lieutenant pursues a thief targeting jewelry couriers in California; in "The San Diego Zoo," the one light-hearted entry, a humane cop tries to disarm an escaped chimp that managed to get its hands on a gun without injuring the primate. Readers should be prepared for graphic violence and staccato prose ("Harold's shotgun is at his hip./It blasts the would-be shooter into the wall./The doors close"). Winslow fans will hope for a return to form next time.
