{"product_id":"city-on-fire-a-novel-isbn-9780062851178","title":"City on Fire: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the #1 internationally bestselling author of the Cartel Trilogy (\u003ci\u003eThe Power of the Dog\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cartel\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Border\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Force\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Broken\u003c\/i\u003e comes the first novel in an epic new trilogy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Superb. \u003ci\u003eCity on Fire \u003c\/i\u003eis exhilarating.” – Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Epic, ambitious, majestic, \u003ci\u003eCity on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather \u003c\/i\u003efor our generation.” – Adrian McKinty, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Chain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo mafia crime families together control all of New England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil a beautiful woman comes between the Irish and the Italians, launching a brutal gang war that will see them kill each other, destroy an alliance, and set a city on fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanny Ryan, a reluctant soldier in the Irish mob, yearns for a more “legit” life and a place in the sun. But as the bloody conflict stacks body on body and brother turns against brother, Danny has to rise above himself. To save the friends he loves like family and the family he has sworn to protect, he becomes a leader, a ruthless strategist, and a master of a treacherous game of organized crime in which the winners live and the losers die.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the gritty streets of Providence to the glittering screens of Hollywood to the golden casinos of Las Vegas, two rival crime families ignite a war that will leave only one standing. The winner will forge a dynasty in this sprawling family saga.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring the classic themes of loyalty, betrayal, and honor, \u003ci\u003eCity on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is a contemporary masterpiece of 1980s crime fiction in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCasino\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGoodfellas\u003c\/i\u003e—a thrilling saga from Don Winslow, “America’s greatest living crime writer” (Jon Land, \u003ci\u003eProvidence Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Superb. This is storytelling with a keen edge. \u003cem\u003eCity on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e is exhilarating to read.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is the kind of book you need to hook into your veins and let loose in your bloodstream.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This superb novel, by the writer of the Cartel trilogy of narco-thrillers, is a bloody tale of greed, lust and violent retribution, and based on various Greek myths, including Helen of Troy.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sun (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"No one fuses action with emotion like Winslow.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A tour-de-force of the criminal underground. . . . A fierce, biting read.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe News Courier\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\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"City on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e is superb. Danny is an engaging character, a young man caught up in unwanted destiny. But the zinger is the dialogue. It rings so true that you might think you’re eavesdropping in an Italian restaurant or an Irish bar in an ethnic neighborhood in Providence.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It’s a brilliantly crafted tale in its own right — standing apart from its classical model — a moving evocation of familial and marital love, of friendship and loyalty, and of redemption from near-tragedy.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Independent Review of Books\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\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Winslow is a master.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\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“The dialogue and action ring true and move the story along quickly, with Winslow’s skillful blending of culture, nationality and even race creating an atmosphere that is as convincing as it is compelling. And the end of the first volume in the planned series will leave readers ready for more.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\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 previous Cartel trilogy is an astonishing achievement that will be hard to beat, but on the strength of this immersive and humane tale of fate, free will, loyalty and betrayal, his new series will rank alongside it.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"City on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e is the best gangster novel since \u003cem\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/em\u003e.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteve Cavanagh, bestselling author of the Eddie Flynn series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Operating at the peak of his game. . . Winslow has always excelled at portraying the seedy exploits of mobsters and corrupt police on an operatic scale. . . . When the bodies start inevitably piling up, the stakes of this local gang war couldn't seem higher.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Remarkable . . . breathtakingly panoramic and infinitesimally focused.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An intricately woven crime story. . . . Propulsive.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Expert and convincing, with plenty of plot surprises.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A superior example of the gangster genre.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The dialogue and action ring true and move the story along quickly, with Winslow’s skillful blending of culture, nationality and even race creating an atmosphere that is as convincing as it is compelling.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eCity on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e is a crime novel you won’t put down voluntarily. It’s an instant classic in the genre.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A complex and dizzyingly hooky story of warfare between Irish and Italian mobs in Providence during the 1980s, \u003cem\u003eCity on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e shows Winslow riffing in virtuoso fashion using such intriguing source material as the Aeneid and the Iliad. There are no strands of Life's Gordian knot Winslow doesn't expertly tug here, and the characters and plot layers are phenomenal. It's so good I plugged in an industrial blade-fan so I could get the pages to turn faster\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Day (CT)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eCity on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e is a real barn burner that sees Danny Ryan looking into the sun, imagining what the future will bring for him. I am right there next to him, eagerly awaiting the trials and tribulations that he will be forced to undergo in the middle part of this impressive saga.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookreporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Magnificent . . . . Hilarious and violent, moody and buoyant, brooding and playful . . . . What’s magical is that we may’ve never heard it told so well.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOpen Letters Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gritty, moody, and totally immersive, \u003cem\u003eCity on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e is the first installment in an epic new series that is sure to grip readers from the start. This is Winslow at his very best.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKarin Slaughter, New York Times and internationally bestselling author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"City on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e is as incendiary as its title suggests; a tale of family and friendship, carnage and corruption, that draws on the classics but has roots in the here and now. It ranks alongside his best, and Winslow’s best is as good as it gets.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMick Herron, CWA Gold and Steel Dagger-Winning Author of Slow Horses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rich in action and riveting characters, hugely entertaining,\u003cem\u003e City on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e brings the reader into a fable about the escalating stakes of underworld warfare, with an emotional depth that lingers long after the book is finished.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKyle Perry, author of The Bluffs\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\"Winslow is our Dickens of modern crime. I can’t think of anyone better at what he does.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLinwood Barclay, New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A blistering novel filled with anger and bite. . . . Plenty of pain for the characters, plenty of thrills for the reader.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Winslow’s epic slow-burner, full of richly layered characters and tender personal struggles, bubbles to an intricate, exciting climax. Crime fiction fans will eagerly await the sequel.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Don Winslow’s \u003cem\u003eCity on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterpiece—wonderfully crafted, beautifully written, and a propulsive, authentic page-turner.\"    - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian White, bestselling author of The Nowhere Child\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Don Winslow can hold his own with the best of crime fiction's elite: Mario Puzo, George Higgins, Elmore Leonard. He's a bard of the bad guys and \u003cem\u003eCity on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e is his most relentless book yet. You gotta have it.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoe Hill, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Stunning . . . Echoing Homer’s epic \u003cem\u003eIliad\u003c\/em\u003e, Winslow delivers a fast-paced, intense, and brooding story. 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