{"product_id":"city-of-dreams-a-novel-isbn-9780062851277","title":"City of Dreams: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eBestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollowing the epic, ambitious, instant \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller \u003cem\u003eCity on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e, “\u003cem\u003eThe Godfather \u003c\/em\u003efor 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 (\u003cem\u003eThe Power of the Dog\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Cartel\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Border\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe city where dreams are made. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA quiet, peaceful existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the Feds track him down and want Danny to do them a favor that could make him a fortune or kill him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen he falls in love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a beautiful movie star who has a dark past of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr where they go to die.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 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, \u003cem\u003eCity of Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e is a sweeping saga of family, love, revenge, survival and the fierce reality behind the dream.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A masterwork of mob fiction. . . . \u003cem\u003eCity on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e does for Rhode Island what David Chase’s \u003cem\u003eThe Sopranos\u003c\/em\u003e did for New Jersey. . . This novel, the first in a planned trilogy, could well end up in the American-mob canon along with the works of Puzo, Scorsese and Chase.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post on City on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“You don’t read \u003cem\u003eCity on Fire \u003c\/em\u003eso much as you let it take you for a ride.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today on City on Fire\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“[\u003cem\u003eCity of Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e] maintains the fierce trajectory of its predecessor, \u003cem\u003eCity on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e. . . . As before with the prodigiously gifted Winslow, we are presented with a cinematic vision in which the moral equivalence of criminal and police organizations is rigorously counterpointed.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[\u003cem\u003eCity of Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e] will make readers anxious for the final book of the trilogy.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Get it at top speed! . . . . Irresistible, layered storytelling — and the manner in which Winslow subtly shifts the entire tone, rhythms and energy over two books, from East Coast to West Coast, is stunningly and unerringly well done.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Day (CT)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Masterfully executed with class.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The crime fiction canon has no shortage of memorable mob sagas by such masters as Puzo, Ellroy, and Lehane. \u003cem\u003eCity on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e, with its large cast of memorable characters and low-key allusions to classical literature, maintains Mr. Winslow’s well-earned place in these ranks.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal on City on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Winslow is our Dickens of modern crime. I can’t think of anyone better at what he does.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLinwood Barclay, New York Times bestselling author, on City on FIre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This completely immersive opening act signals a trilogy in the offing that will possess all the power of Winslow's celebrated Cartel novels.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review) on City on Fire\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\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\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)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Reminiscent of \u003cem\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/em\u003e . . . . Winslow writes page-turners!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDayton Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Don Winslow has such a way with words, which makes the chapters simply fly by. . . . He is one of the best in the business when it comes to crime fiction, and \u003cem\u003eCity of Dreams \u003c\/em\u003eis no exception.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookreporter.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Winslow has written an organized crime saga that sits somewhere between the intimate and the epic, between \u003cem\u003eMystic River \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/em\u003e, and stands with the best in its genre.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald on City on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Superb. \u003cem\u003eCity on Fire \u003c\/em\u003eis exhilarating to read.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen King on City on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“America’s greatest living crime writer.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJon Land, Providence Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890398949605,"sku":"NP9780062851277","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062851277.jpg?v=1730233198","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/city-of-dreams-a-novel-isbn-9780062851277","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}