Instant New York Times Bestseller! “The final shattering installment in a gangland trilogy to
equal The Godfather . If you like Scarface and Goodfellas this is where it’s at.” — Stephen
King “ City in Ruins is Don Winslow showing the rest of us how it’s done. Winslow has saved the
best for last.” — James Patterson “ The Godfather for our generation.” — Adrian McKinty From
New York Times bestselling author Don Winslow comes City in Ruins – his epic genre-defining
crime masterpiece . . . and the final novel of Winslow’s extraordinary career. Sometimes you
have to become what you hate to protect what you love. Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond his wildest
dreams rich. The former dock worker Irish mob soldier and fugitive from the law is now a
respected businessman – a Las Vegas casino mogul and billionaire silent partner in a group that
owns two lavish hotels. Finally Danny has it all: a beautiful house a child he adores a
woman he might even fall in love with. Life is good. But then Danny reaches too far. When he
tries to buy an old hotel on a prime piece of real estate with plans to build his dream resort
he triggers a war against Las Vegas power brokers a powerful FBI agent bent on revenge and a
rival casino owner with dark connections of his own. Danny thought he had buried his past but
now it reaches up to him from the grave to pull him down. Old enemies surface and when they
come for Danny they vow to take everything – not only his empire not just his life but all
that he holds dear including his son. To save his life and everything he loves Danny must
become the ruthless fighter he once was – and never wanted to be again. Ranging from the gritty
back rooms of Providence RI to the power corridors of Washington DC and Wall Street to the
golden casinos of Las Vegas City in Ruins is an epic crime novel of love and hate ambition
and desperation vengeance and compassion.
