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  • City of Dreams

  • A Novel
  • Written by: Don Winslow
  • Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
  • Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (14 ratings)

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City of Dreams

Written by: Don Winslow
Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
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Publisher's Summary

Following the epic, ambitious, instant New York Times bestseller City on Fire, “The Godfather for our generation” (Adrian McKinty), comes the dramatic second novel in an epic crime trilogy from Don Winslow, #1 internationally bestselling author of the Cartel trilogy (The Power of the Dog, The Cartel and The Border).

Hollywood.

The city where dreams are made.

On the losing side of a bloody East Coast crime war, Danny Ryan is now on the run. The Mafia, the cops, the FBI all want him dead or in prison. With his little boy, his elderly father and the tattered remnants of his loyal crew of soldiers, he makes the classic American migration to California to start a new life.

A quiet, peaceful existence.

But the Feds track him down and want Danny do them a favor that could make him a fortune or kill him.

And when Hollywood starts shooting a film based on his former life, Danny demands a piece of the action and begins to rebuild his criminal empire.

Then he falls in love.

With a beautiful movie star who has a dark past of her own.

As their worlds collide in an explosion that could destroy them both, Danny Ryan has to fight for his life in a city where dreams are born.

Or where they go to die.

From the shores of Rhode Island to the deserts of California where bodies disappear, from the power corridors of Washington where the real criminals operate to the fabled movie studios of Hollywood where the real money is made, City of Dreams is a sweeping saga of family, love, revenge, survival and the fierce reality behind the dream.

©2023 Don Winslow (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers
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A Worthy Sequel

Don Winslow takes Danny to California after the war in providence and gives him something he wants badly, someone to love again, and something to fight for. It was a bit hard for me to feel connected to Diane and Danny’s romance because it felt a bit rushed and uninspired. I do see now toward the end of the book that falling in love with Diane was much like Danny falling in love with Pam, he even accuses himself of it twice during his mushroom trip. I particularly loved the writing in the last Chapter, the guilt, regret and shame conveyed through Danny’s monologue were heartbreaking. Onto book 3.

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I wanted to love this series, but unfortunately, after two books for me it slides in just above average. Hate to compare this to his previous work but I neither the plot nor the characters had me on the edge of my seat.

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