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Don Winslow
Don Winslow (b. 1953) is the New York Times bestselling author of thirteen crime and mystery novels as well as short stories and film screenplays. A Cool Breeze on the Underground, Winslow’s debut and the first novel in his popular Neal Carey series, was nominated for an Edgar Award. Before... show more



Don Winslow (b. 1953) is the New York Times bestselling author of thirteen crime and mystery novels as well as short stories and film screenplays. A Cool Breeze on the Underground, Winslow’s debut and the first novel in his popular Neal Carey series, was nominated for an Edgar Award. Before becoming a fulltime writer, Winslow worked as a private detective in New York and California.

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Birth date: October 31, 1953
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Blood Rose Books
Blood Rose Books rated it 5 years ago
First I want to thank Char's Horror Corner for reading, reviewing and then recommending this book to me. Don Winslow shows the readers what the war on drugs really looks like: Alright normally I would write the premise of the book here but this book is fairly complex and truly the war on drugs ...
Irresponsible Reader
Irresponsible Reader rated it 6 years ago
The Americans take a product that literally grows on trees and turn it into a valuable commodity. Without them, cocaine and marijuana would be like oranges, and instead of making billions smuggling it, I’d be making pennies doing stoop labor in some California field, picking it. And the truly funn...
The Professor
The Professor rated it 6 years ago
Good but not great. This documents in horrifying detail the vicious takeover and expansion of a Mexican cocaine cartel, it’s involvement in America’s war on communism, the political machinations of Opus Dei and much else. On the surface, it’s a rip-roaring read; Winslow has put the research in and h...
Escape from the ER
Escape from the ER rated it 7 years ago
I’m late to the party with this one & there are already a ton of reviews to help you decide whether or not to add it to your TBR pile. I doubt I have anything new to add so I’ll just toss out a few thoughts.First of all, this came with an incredible amount of buzz…always dangerous. But I picked it u...
Irresponsible Reader
Irresponsible Reader rated it 7 years ago
Our ends know our beginnings but the reverse isn't true. If Denny Malone's beginning knew his ending, would it have prevented anything? Or would Malone have convinced himself he could find a work-around? Probably the latter. Denny Malone is a one of NYPD's Finest -- a detective sergeant, and the h...
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