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Kings of Cool : A Prequel to Savages by Don Winslow (2013, Trade Paperback)

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Format: Paperback or Softback. ISBN: 9781451665338. Condition Guide. Publication Date: 6/18/2013. Item Availability.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSimon & Schuster

ISBN-101451665334

ISBN-139781451665338

eBay Product ID (ePID)144119465

Product Key Features

Book TitleKings of Cool : a Prequel to Savages

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicFamily Life, Thrillers / Suspense, Crime, Thrillers / General, General

Publication Year2013

GenreFiction

AuthorDon Winslow

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight11.8 Oz

Item Length8.4 in

Item Width5.5 in

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ReviewsA fast, fun, smart jazz-riff of a book, a prequel to Savages and every bit as good. . . .What sets Winslow apart in the crowded field of crime/mystery/thriller writers is the white-knuckled way he writes and thinks. The dialogue is sharp and funny, full of knowing nods to pop culture, history, and geography. . . .A frenzied ride into the heart of what family and love and loyalty mean., As a former private investigator, Winslow knows his crime scene. . . . It's tough not to be hooked., Blazing . . . Mr. Winslow's keen attention to drug culture isn't going to keep readers away from him. He's too damn good to be polarizing. His characters are smart about their self-interest. His dialogue is tight, laconic, and razor sharp; if Elmore Leonard or Lee Child discovered surfing, they might sound something like this., A brilliant, hypnotic novel . . . So much more than a mere backstory . . . With a stylistic swagger and bucketloads of empathy to go with a scintillating, perfectly executed crime-novel plot., "Made funnier by the seditious spin Winslow puts on the romanticized 1960s hippie culture of peace and love and hard drugs . . .[and boasts] the same pulsing rhythms and raw vocals that made "Savages" feel a little dangerous.", "Made funnier by the seditious spin Winslow puts on the romanticized 1960s hippie culture of peace and love and hard drugs . . . [and boasts] the same pulsing rhythms and raw vocals that made "Savages" feel a little dangerous.", Don Winslow's crackerjack Laguna Beach thriller The Kings of Cool . . . gives background and back story to Mr. Winslow's novel Savages , published in 2010 and just made into a film by Oliver Stone. . . . It's a treat to trace the crossings of this trio's paths with those of other characters over the years. . . . One way or another, they scheme and tough their way through this often gruesome, sometimes witty saga and into the future fates already devised for them., Don Winslow, whose book The Kings of Cool , just came out, is a rarity among writers of fiction: He doesn't just make it up., Made funnier by the seditious spin Winslow puts on the romanticized 1960s hippie culture of peace and love and hard drugs . . .[and boasts] the same pulsing rhythms and raw vocals that made Savages feel a little dangerous., Don Winslow's crackerjack Laguna Beach thriller The Kings of Cool . . . gives background and back story to Mr. Winslow's novel Savages , published in 2010 and just made into a film by Oliver Stone. . . .It's a treat to trace the crossings of this trio's paths with those of other characters over the years. . . .One way or another, they scheme and tough their way through this often gruesome, sometimes witty saga and into the future fates already devised for them., Blistering . . . Winslow serves up nonstop action, tempering the tension with his trademark razor-sharp wit. . . . This cool, clever entry is sure to be a royally popular summer read., A fast, fun, smart jazz-riff of a book, a prequel to Savages and every bit as good. . . . What sets Winslow apart in the crowded field of crime/mystery/thriller writers is the white-knuckled way he writes and thinks. The dialogue is sharp and funny, full of knowing nods to pop culture, history, and geography. . . . A frenzied ride into the heart of what family and love and loyalty mean.

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Dewey Decimal813.6

SynopsisFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Cartel , The Force , and The Border In Savages , Don Winslow introduced Ben and Chon, twenty-something best friends who risk everything to save the girl they both love, O. Among the most celebrated literary thrillers, Savages was a Top 10 Book of the Year selection by Janet Maslin in The New York Times and Stephen King in Entertainment Weekly . Now, in this high-octane prequel to Savages , Winslow reaches back in time to tell the story of how Ben, Chon, and O became the people they are. Spanning from 1960s Southern California to the recent past, The Kings of Cool is a breathtakingly original saga of family in all its forms--fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, friends and lovers. As the trio at the center of the book does battle with a cabal of drug dealers and crooked cops, they come to learn that their future is inextricably linked with their parents' history. A series of breakneck twists and turns puts the two generations on a collision course, culminating in a stunning showdown that will force Ben, Chon, and O to choose between their real families and their loyalty to one another., From the New York Times bestselling author of The Cartel , The Force , and The Border In Savages , Don Winslow introduced Ben and Chon, twenty-something best friends who risk everything to save the girl they both love, O. Among the most celebrated literary thrillers, Savages was a Top 10 Book of the Year selection by Janet Maslin in The New York Times and Stephen King in Entertainment Weekly . Now, in this high-octane prequel to Savages , Winslow reaches back in time to tell the story of how Ben, Chon, and O became the people they are. Spanning from 1960s Southern California to the recent past, The Kings of Cool is a breathtak-ingly original saga of family in all its forms--fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, friends and lovers. As the trio at the center of the book does battle with a cabal of drug dealers and crooked cops, they come to learn that their future is inextricably linked with their parents' history. A series of breakneck twists and turns puts the two generations on a collision course, culminating in a stunning showdown that will force Ben, Chon, and O to choose between their real families and their loyalty to one another.