{"product_id":"city-of-dreams-a-novel-isbn-9780063080065","title":"City of Dreams: A Novel","description":"\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 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. . . It’s Winslow’s ways with character, as well as his fluid narrative and highly visual scene-setting, that suggest 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\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Winslow’s] books. . . . are adrenalized plot machines whose pages seem to turn themselves. . . . 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\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Epic, ambitious, majestic, \u003cem\u003eCity on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cem\u003eThe Godfather \u003c\/em\u003efor our generation.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdrian McKinty, #1 international bestseller and New York Times bestselling author of The Chain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Pure genius! Nobody can bring such grit and such heart to crime fiction as Don Winslow—and with such a unique and compelling stylistic voice. This sprawling novel, populated with breathtakingly real characters, will grip you from the first page and never loosen its hold, and that remains true long after you’ve turned the last page. And what a delight that this is the first of a trilogy. Can hardly wait for the others!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeffery Deaver on City on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As he did in the \u003cem\u003eCartel\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy, Winslow adeptly manages the comings and goings of a large cast of characters. . . . By the end of this well crafted, troubling epic, enough people are left standing to offer hope of a future for these deeply flawed families. That, plus a hint that Danny Ryan is heading to a ‘warmer shore,’ should lure readers to the next installment of what’s shaping up as Winslow’s next juggernaut of a modern-day epic.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times on City on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890398851301,"sku":"NP9780063080065","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063080065.jpg?v=1730233198","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/city-of-dreams-a-novel-isbn-9780063080065","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}