The Times Best Books of 2022 — Selection
Two crime families. One devastating betrayal. A war that will set an entire city ablaze.
In City on Fire, internationally bestselling author Don Winslow delivers a gripping crime epic inspired by Homer's Iliad and set against the dangerous underworld of 1980s New England.
Providence, Rhode Island, 1986. Danny Ryan is a hardworking longshoreman, devoted husband and occasional enforcer for the Irish crime syndicate that controls part of the city. Although loyal to his friends and family, Danny dreams of escaping organized crime and building a better future.
But when a beautiful woman becomes the centre of a bitter dispute between rival Irish and Italian mob factions, a fragile alliance collapses into all-out war.
As violence spreads and loyalties are tested, Danny is forced to become a leader, strategist and increasingly ruthless survivor. To protect those he loves, he must navigate betrayal, ambition and a deadly struggle for power.
Combining cinematic action, unforgettable characters and powerful themes of honour, family and revenge, City on Fire launches the explosive Danny Ryan Trilogy.
“Superb. This is storytelling with a keen edge. City on Fire is exhilarating to read.” - Stephen King
“No one fuses action with emotion like Winslow.” - The Times