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Title details for City on Fire by Don Winslow - Available

City on Fire

A Novel

#1 in series

by Don Winslow
Ari Fliakos
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From the #1 internationally bestselling author of the Cartel Trilogy (The Power of the Dog, The Cartel, and The Border), The Force, and Broken comes the first novel in an epic new trilogy.

"Superb. City on Fire is exhilarating." – Stephen King

""Epic, ambitious, majestic, City on Fire is The Godfather for our generation." – Adrian McKinty, New York Times bestselling author of The Chain

Two criminal empires together control all of New England.

Until a beautiful woman comes between the Irish and the Italians, launching a war that will see them kill each other, destroy an alliance, and set a city on fire.

Danny Ryan 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 in which the winners live and the losers die.

From 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.

Exploring the classic themes of loyalty, betrayal, and honor, City on Fire is a contemporary masterpiece in the tradition of The Godfather, Casino, and Goodfellas—a thrilling saga from Don Winslow, "America's greatest living crime writer" (Jon Land, Providence Journal).

  • Creators

  • Series

    Danny Ryan Trilogy

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    April 26, 2022

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780062851222
      • File size: 256752 KB
      • Duration: 08:54:53

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from July 19, 2021
      Set in 1986, this impressive series launch from Edgar finalist Winslow (the Cartel trilogy) focuses on the follies, vendettas, and private ambitions of warring mobsters in Providence, R.I. Well-connected, rival mob families have managed to coexist in the city in relative harmony for decades, with aging racketeer John Murphy and his Irish clan controlling the docks in the upper southside, known as Dogtown, and Pasco Ferri’s Italian circle on Federal Hill ruling the trucking industry. Murphy’s son-in-law, conscientious Danny Ryan, whose father once controlled the Irish syndicate, frequently does jobs for the powerful Moretti brothers, Peter and Paulie. But when Danny’s arrogant, troublemaker brother, Liam, drunkenly molests Paulie’s new girlfriend, it tears the fabric of their association, triggering a vicious lasting feud that wrecks the balance of power irrevocably. With Pasco’s retirement imminent, the provocation is the perfect excuse for the Morettis to beat Liam almost to death and initiate a power grab that forces peacekeeper Danny into a desperate battle to protect those he loves. 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. Agent: Shane Salerno, Story Factory.

    • Library Journal

      September 1, 2022

      In the 1980s, two rival Mafia families, one Irish and one Italian, control Providence, RI, unions, parking, police, gaming and other concessions. As long as they are moderate in their violence, the New York and Boston Mafia leaders leave them alone. The only vice they don't control is the drug trade. A warped code of honor allows the two gangs to go about their business of extortion and manipulation. A tenuous balance exists between the two families until a beautiful woman steps out of the water at the beach. She sets off a chain of events that eventually destroys the balance and the peace between the two families and sets the city of Providence on fire. There are no heroes and few survivors. Narrator Ari Fliakos performs the appropriate regional accents quite well. VERDICT Listeners who enjoyed The Godfather or the GoodFellas film based on the book Wiseguy will find this work to be similar.--Joanna M. Burkhardt

      Copyright 2022 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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