Praise for The Force:
This stands out by a mile fresher, faster, funnier and truer bursting with life, lousy with death, it is because it tells the truth, in all its ugliness, that this novel is so exhilarating Daily Telegraph
Hard-hitting one of the great works of fiction about the police superbly chronicled The Times
There wont be a better cop novel this year than The Force by Don Winslow. Not next year, or the year after that, either Linwood Barclay
Stephen King, James Ellroy and Lee Child see Don Winslow as one of their number, and he confirms his right to belong in this elite with The Force a panoramic picture of a criminal justice system permeated by corruption, cronyism and lies Sunday Times, Thriller of the Month
Sprawling and visceral Financial Times, Crime Books of the Year
Breathtaking. Think of TV series The Sopranos told in majestic prose this is without question among the finest ever police novels Daily Mail, Books of the Year
A brutal, gut-punching story Independent, Books of the Year
Almost Shakespearean Spectator, Books of the Year
Shocking and shockingly convincing sinewy, flexible, raw and full of wit. This novel is as entertaining as the best crime fiction must be, but it is also moving TLS
Don Winslows magnificent novels have positioned him as the next big-hitter of crime writing Gripping Metro
Intensely human in its tragic details, positively Shakespearian in its epic sweep probably the best cop novel ever written Lee Child
Mesmerizing, a triumph. Think The Godfather, only with cops. Its that good Stephen King
Nobody understands the disaster of corruption better than Don Winslow. The Force exposes the dawning horror of how it eats into the best intentions Val McDermid, No.1 bestselling author of Out of Bounds
A stunner of a cop novel with dialogue, gritty New York setting and moral pincers all in the service of a devastating plot New York Times, Crime Books of the Year
