Hot on the heels of the "superb" (Stephen King) New York Times bestseller City on Fire comes
the explosive second novel in an epic crime trilogy from #1 internationally bestselling author
Don Winslow. Don't miss CITY IN RUINS the final instalment in the trilogy available to
preorder now! *Waterstones Best Book of 2023: Crime and Thriller* 'This is storytelling at its
inspiring epic best and it feels like a movie in the making.' Daily Mail 'As powerful as
anything in Winslow's majestic Cartel trilogy' Sunday Times 'Even sharper funnier and more
brilliant than its predecessor.' Amazon Best Books of April 2023 'CITY OF DREAMS is a crime
classic. Winslow's best book by far. You won't put it down' Stephen King 'Winslow should not
be allowed to write so brilliantly. It's unfair on all other authors!' Peter James "City Of
Dreams is a mesmerizing coast-to-coast crime epic." James Patterson 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 to do them a favor that could make him a fortune or kill him. And
when Hollywood starts shooting a film of 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.