Don Winslows follow up in The City trilogy, City of Dreams, hits punishingly hard as you follow Danny Ryan to America’s west coast. Navigating life as an Irish crime boss who has chosen to do life his way, Ryan learns that your past is always around the next corner.
Ryan is a faithful and religious man, always choosing to do bad things the right way, no lives taken. Then the unthinkable happens, losing his own wife to cancer thinking life isn’t fair. He’s got people after him, the cops, feds, the Moretti’s. He’s also got an ass ton of heroin to move, but he makes one decision that is either the smartest thing he’s ever done, or the last thing he’s ever done.
With an 18-month-old toddler all on your own life must be tough, but even tougher when you are out of your comfort zone and attempting to lay low. Ryan ends up on the FBI’s radar as agent Reggie Moneta has a hard-on for tying him to the murder of fellow agent Phil Jardine, while an agent with the DEA has plans for a smash on a Mexican cartel stash house. With the help of his team, Ryan makes one of the biggest scores he’s ever heard of. While rekindling a relationship with his mother, Ryan begins dating one of Hollywood’s finest actresses and dodging hurdles left and right. Keeping his head on a swivel Ryan is up against some dangerous territory trying to stay alive.
Winslow rivetingly brings to life sensational characters in this emotionally rich and power-hungry adventure. He highlights the highs and lows of criminal life and those orbiting around them. Winslow transitions scenes from violent to refreshing with such ease, as the characters are putting another day in at the office. Sex, drugs, and money drive bad decision making among Danny Ryan’s crew, while Danny himself wants a straight and narrow life. Don Winslow just keeps stoking the fire and creates a world where no one is safe and your next step might be your last.
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