{"product_id":"city-in-ruins-a-novel-isbn-9780063079519","title":"City in Ruins: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eInstant New York Times Bestseller!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The final shattering installment in a gangland trilogy to equal The Godfather. If you like Scarface and Goodfellas, this is where it’s at.” — Stephen King\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“City in Ruins is Don Winslow showing the rest of us how it’s done. Winslow has saved the best for last.” — James Patterson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Godfather for our generation.” — Adrian McKinty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom New York Times bestselling author Don Winslow comes City in Ruins – his epic, genre-defining crime masterpiece . . . and the final novel of Winslow’s extraordinary career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanny Ryan is rich.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeyond his wildest dreams rich.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe former dock worker, Irish mob soldier and fugitive from the law is now a respected businessman – a Las Vegas casino mogul and billionaire silent partner in a group that owns two lavish hotels. Finally, Danny has it all: a beautiful house, a child he adores, a woman he might even fall in love with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife is good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then Danny reaches too far.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he tries to buy an old hotel on a prime piece of real estate with plans to build his dream resort, he triggers a war against Las Vegas power brokers, a powerful FBI agent bent on revenge and a rival casino owner with dark connections to organized crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanny thought he had buried his past, but now it reaches up to him from the grave to pull him down. Old enemies surface, and when they come for Danny they vow to take everything – not only his empire, not just his life, but all that he holds dear, including his son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo save his life and everything he loves, Danny must become the ruthless fighter he once was – and never wanted to be again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRanging from the gritty back rooms of Providence, RI to the power corridors of Washington, DC and Wall Street to the golden casinos of Las Vegas, City in Ruins is a gripping work of crime fiction about love and hate, ambition and desperation, vengeance and compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Winslow has kept his footing throughout Ryan’s trilogy, with impressive results. Like very few of the gamblers who took their chances in Las Vegas, with \u003cem\u003eCity in Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e, Winslow is going out a winner.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"City in Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e is a terrific finale to [Winslow's] Danny Ryan trilogy. . . .Whether dealing with organized crime or drug cartels, Winslow excels at bringing the reader into those worlds where it’s often hard to tell the good guys and gals from the bad guys and gals.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman Around Town\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Don Winslow adds one last masterful flourish to his distinguished career.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDayton Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] riveting finale. . . . If this is truly Winslow’s valediction, one couldn’t ask for anything more fitting and rewarding.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With his compelling characters, his vivid prose, and his exploration of universal themes, Winslow has produced a masterpiece of modern crime fiction.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUK Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The final shattering installment in a gangland trilogy to equal \u003cem\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/em\u003e. If you like \u003cem\u003eScarface \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eGoodfellas\u003c\/em\u003e, this is where it's at.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eCity in Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e is a worthy finale to Don Winslow’s epic Danny Ryan series – and the career of this equally epic crime-fiction writer. . . . Winslow’s minimalist but effective, highly charged prose moves the saga along at an urgent clip. All this, and the way moral dilemmas and the many uses of violence are passed from one generation to the next, elevate the Danny Ryan trilogy to the highest circle of mobster myth.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAir Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Winslow has produced a masterpiece of modern crime fiction.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If this really is Winslow’s final novel, as he’s said it will be, then he’s going out on a high note. The follow-up to\u003cem\u003e City on Fire \u003c\/em\u003e(2021) and \u003cem\u003eCity of Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e (2023) showcases everything that makes Winslow a spectacular writer: brilliantly realized characters, dialogue that rings true, and a story that explores the darkness that exists within each of us.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a long and influential career, Don Winslow delivers his swan song, treating readers to one final epic reading experience. . . \u003cem\u003eCity in Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e is an instant classic and some of the finest writing you’ll find in print today. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Real Book Spy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bolstered by careful plotting and meticulous attention to character, Winslow’s ambitious narrative culminates with an exhilarating climax that beautifully wraps up the series’ many plot threads. It’s a fitting swan song from a giant of crime fiction.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eCity in Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e is filled with fist-clenching drama, incredible action, and riveting twists that’ll have any reader sweating in-between page turns. Is this actually Don Winslow’s final novel, as advertised? We, of course, hope not. But if it is, Winslow goes out with a tremendous, deafening bang.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe TODAY Show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “\u003cem\u003eCity in Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e is a breakneck caper with unrelenting action. Mr. Winslow has said it will be his final book. Happily, it proves to be one of his best.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Don Winslow ends his career as a master of crime fiction.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Masterfully executed with class.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post on City of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The second volume in Winslow’s Danny Ryan trilogy delivers on all the promise of its predecessor. . . the Danny Ryan saga draws great power from its consummate portrait of a man whose unshakable humanity imperils him just as it offers the possibility of salvation.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review) on City of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With the Danny Ryan trilogy, Winslow seems destined to claim a place beside Mario Puzo’s \u003cem\u003eThe Godfather \u003c\/em\u003eon the Mount Rushmore of American crime fiction.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] dramatic conclusion. . . If you love good crime writing but aren’t familiar with Winslow’s work, read this trilogy in order.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eCity in Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e is Don Winslow showing the rest of us how it’s done. Nobody does it better. The novel builds and builds, the drama, the suspense, our feelings for the central characters—and then everything comes together. Actually, everything explodes. It’s a beautiful, artful thing. Winslow has saved the best for last.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Patterson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With \u003cem\u003eCity in Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e, Winslow wraps up a spectacular crime fiction trilogy: a sweeping story that morphs and expands over time.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It’s a crime classic. Winslow’s best book, by far. You won’t put it down.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen King on City of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Don Winslow is one of three living crime writers that I am hopelessly addicted to. \u003cem\u003eCity of Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e is a mesmerizing coast-to-coast crime epic. Danny Ryan is a good guy, a bad guy, a wonderfully complicated, unforgettable human. \u003cem\u003eCity of Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e is part of a trilogy but you can start anywhere. So go ahead, start.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Patterson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890577961189,"sku":"NP9780063079519","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063079519.jpg?v=1730233613","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/city-in-ruins-a-novel-isbn-9780063079519","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}