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Broken
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
‘You can’t ask for more emotionally moving entertainment’ Stephen KingA riveting collection of original fiction from the revered #1 international bestselling author of The Cartel trilogy and The Force
No matter how you come into this world, you come out broken…
In six intense, haunting short novels, Don Winslow returns to the themes that are the hallmarks of his acclaimed body of work – crime, corruption, vengeance, justice, loss, betrayal, guilt, and redemption – to explore the savagery and nobility that drive and define the human condition.
In Broken, Winslow creates a world of high-level thieves and low-life crooks, obsessed cops and jaded private detectives, dope dealers and government agents, bounty hunters and fugitives. Diverse and richly drawn, these characters – some familiar, others new – are lost souls driving without headlights on the dark highway of modern America. Set in New Orleans and Hawaii, Southern California and south Texas, each story in this collection is distinctively Winslow, shaped by his trademark blend of insight, humanity, humor, drama, and consummate literary craftsmanship.
A powerful, gripping collection of tales that will become classics of crime fiction, Broken is Don Winslow at his nerve-shattering, heartbreaking best.
‘A huge, immersive, violent, compassionate read’ Ian Rankin
‘One of the great literary achievements of the century so far’ Daily Telegraph
‘Such crime writing deserves nothing less than a Pulitzer Prize’ Evening Standard
‘A new crime classic … a stirring, stupendous novel’ Sunday Times
‘Brutal and brilliant, this is crime’s Game of Thrones’ Sun
‘A furious, impassioned novel’ Washington Post
‘Devastating and timely … a hybrid The Godfather and War and Peace’ New York Times
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"He’s a master." (Michael Connelly)
"You can’t ask for more emotionally moving entertainment." (Stephen King)
"This is an outstanding sextet in which — praise be! — ‘love and loyalty trump the law’. It is fast, furious and very funny.” (The Times)
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- C. Foster
- 22-08-24
"No one knows how the chimp got the revolver..."
If that opener doesn't hook you in nothing will. The ever reliable Don Winslow delivers again.
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-10-20
Love it
6 brilliant short stories. Don Winslow at his best with Ray Porter narrating superbly well. Love this duo, every since the Border, I’ve been waiting for this!
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- J. I. Mace
- 25-04-20
Totally brilliant
Hard to listen to. But Don Winslow always adds touches of beauty and redemption to sweeten the reality he writes about so viscerally.
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- Mark
- 26-04-20
Brutally Brilliant Hard Boiled Noir
Don Winlsow is a genius. Let's get that straight from the start. And this book is utterly brilliant. Channelling Elmore Leonard, Raymond Chandler, Ernest Hemingway and other crime fiction legends (as well as himself) these six novellas are a master class in the art of crime fiction. Having read all of 'The Don's' work I was delighted to see some of my favourite characters reprised albeit in cameo roles for some. Long time fans will love this book and new readers will also enjoy it. Don Winslow is in 'the tube' and it is gorgeous.
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- Nick h
- 09-02-21
Broken boys own stories!
All these stories have a page turning quality. Some comedy, some gruesome descriptions, some themes of American broken society. Well narrated and on reflection recommendable.
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- pyg
- 08-03-21
A good mix of stories
Enjoyed some of the stories. Wanted some to be developed further into full blown novels.
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- Kathryn
- 18-05-20
Fantastic!
Every story was brilliant, the voice performance was perfect. It left be wanting more!
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- Gary Bass
- 06-05-20
Story telling at its best
Don Winslow is a master story teller . His characters just leap off the page and engage you immediately. Just a wonderful set of short stories .
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- kev dineen
- 10-06-20
1,2,3,6.....best short stories ever.
Great collection of stories. 1,2,3 & 6, perfect. 5&6 didn't quite work as there is a surf background which doesn't do anything for me but they're still good.
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- Riveru
- 26-09-24
An entertaining set of short stories.Don Winslow never let's you down.
An entertaining set of short stories.Don Winslow never let's you down. I thought the opening one was particularly good
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