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City on Fire
- The City, Book 1
- Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
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Summary
The new thriller from the number one international best seller—the start of a brand-new trilogy.
Providence, RI, 1986.
Twenty-nine-year-old Danny Ryan is a hard-working longshoreman, loving husband, loyal friend and occasional 'muscle' for the Irish crime syndicate that oversees much of the city. He yearns for something more and dreams of starting over fresh, someplace far away.
But when a modern-day Helen of Troy triggers a war between rival mob factions, Danny is embroiled in a conflict he can’t escape. Now it is up to him to step into the breach to protect his family, the friends who are closer to him than brothers and the only home he’s ever known.
Exploring classic themes of loyalty, betrayal, honour and corruption on both sides of the law, City on Fire is a contemporary Iliad from Don Winslow.
Critic reviews
"One of America’s greatest storytellers." (Stephen King)
"No one fuses action with emotion like Winslow." (The Times)
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-04-22
Master storyteller.
Don Winslow is one of America’s best authors in any genre.
Cinematic at its best and no wastage of words;
A genuine artist at work, he knows how to tell a story and delivers another knockout, apparently the first of three.
A master at work again.
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- LondonSquire
- 16-08-22
Gripping, and gritty.
I enjoyed this book very much. The setting and characters are so well depicted I was gripped from the beginning. Apparently the first in a trilogy so looking forward to the next one. Excellent narration.
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- Cleverly
- 05-03-23
Another good one
Well history of Rhode Island and the Irish and Italians. So real with the raconteur.
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- Richard Steer
- 24-04-23
Solid gangster novel
Well written. Well narrated. Good mob tale. Violent obviously. Occassional dark humour. Worth a credit.
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- Tony G
- 05-05-22
Great Plot
Great book up to the standards of the cartel trilogy Only slight issue is that a long time is given to giving character backgrounds it slows the pace and plot tension
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- Timekeeper
- 15-05-22
Sad to say not his best work…
As a confirmed aficionado of both Don Winslow’s output, as well all things Mafia, I had looked forward to CITY ON FIRE with great anticipation. On this occasion I was disappointed & have to agree with a minority of other reviewers that the author fell short with this New England tale of the Irish Mob v local Cosa Nostra. I found many elements of the story contrived & full of mob cliches that sounded like clips straight out of other classics such as DONNIE BRASCOE & GOODFELLAS.
If there was one star of the show it was Art Fliakos’ superb narration without which I might have found the book a struggle. That said, even though the story lags well behind the standard of the POWER OF THE DOG trilogy I will no doubt follow Danny Ryan’s progress in the sequel to come. It is, after all, Don Winslow…..
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- Mark
- 06-05-22
Winslow on Fire
I would have to say that when it comes to gritty realism, searches for redemption and hard boiled fiction Don Winslow and George Pelecanos are my all time favourites. They both write with relentlessly ruthless and brutal authenticity. I have recently discovered a third name to add to my top three and that's S.A. Cosby who is an absolute master of Southern noir. Check him out. Anyway, is 'City on Fire' worth reading? Damn straight it is and as it is the first of a promised trilogy I can't wait for the next instalments. Yes, it echoes Homer's 'Iliad' in its poetic language, its 'femme fatale', its warring armies (in this case, the Irish, the Italians, the African Americans and the FBI . Its themes are also Homeric including love, friendship, compassion, forgiveness, loyalty, betrayal, fate, murder, tragedy, honour, revenge and free will - such as it is in Mafia type gangs. Our 'hero' Danny, like Aeneus, begins as an outsider on an epic quest though what he will find at the end of it, only Don Winslow knows, although he has hinted at Hollywood and Las Vegas and maybe a bigger role for Danny's mother Madelaine. The novel is superbly read by Ari Fliakos and to my ears he was channelling the vocal styling of Van Morrisson on his gorgeous spoken song: 'Coney Island'. Give it a listen.
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- M. A. S. Chalkley
- 04-06-22
Couldnt put my headphones down
Excellent performance- really good and that brought to life a gritty story that felt real with its blood and guts and all the emotions from lust to greed to grief to feeling everything but nothing. Can’t wait for the sequels and the inevitable movies!
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- Alex Blow
- 25-06-22
Gripping from start to finish
Brilliant story, characters, ending everything. Can’t wait for the rest of the series - but if it finished there, it would still be my favourite book of the year so far.
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- George
- 07-08-22
Great narrator
loved the story- another great book from Don Winslow-vivd characters and great narration-highly recommended
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