'The best crime fiction Ive read in twenty years. Youd think Winslow was mobbed up its that good' Stephen King 'Don Winslow is my favorite crime fiction writer and THE FINAL SCORE is his best yet' James Patterson #1 internationally bestselling author Don Winslow Americas King of Crime Fiction is back and hes better than ever in this intense, deeply felt, gripping collection of six all-new, never-before-published short novels.
In six all-new short novels written with the trademark literary style, trenchant wit, and incisive characterization that have made Don Winslow Americas greatest living crime writer (Providence Journal), this repeat New York Times bestselling author serves up a collection of tales sure to delight Winslows most devoted fans and first-time readers.
The multi-million-dollar casino heist is impossibleit cant be done. Thats what makes it irresistible to a legendary robber facing the rest of his life in prison for his Final Score. An ambitious, hard-working college-bound teenager has a side job delivering illegal booze to The Sunday List until a crooked cop, a seductive customer, and a fake guru threaten to end his dreams. Two wise guys tell each other a True Story over breakfast at a diner. Its all bullshit and laughs until someone else has to pick up the check. An otherwise honest patrolman has to make an excruciating choice between his loyalty to the job and his love for a neer-do-well cousin in The North Wing. The entitled, substance-addicted movie star that surfer/PI Boone Daniels and his crew are hired to babysit in The Lunch Break is a problem. She also has a problemsomeone wants her dead. Finally, the one terrible, momentary mistake that a devoted family man makes sends him to prison and on a Collision course between the man he wants to be and the killer hes forced to become to survive.
With a foreword written by award-winning crime author Reed Farrel Coleman, The Final Score is a propulsive, perceptive, and deeply immersive collection of crime writing the ultimate testament to Don Winslow's prowess as a living legend of the genre.
