Danny Ryan is heading to Hollywood to disrupt a film being made about his involvement in the East Coast crime war. On set, Danny finds himself in a replica of his neighbourhood, and meets Diane Carson, the actress playing his late wife. Drawn to her, Danny tries to help her cover up a crime in her past, but as he goes to war against new enemies, their two worlds pull them in different directions.

Danny Ryan, a young widower and mob underboss, has left the East Coast and settled in California with his young son in tow. The move has been good for Danny; in his new base of operations, his power, influence, and wealth have grown. Now he''s heading up to Hollywood to rein in two of his crew, who are shaking down a film being made about their involvement in the New England crime war. At the film set, Danny finds himself in a replica of his old neighborhood, standing face-to-face with an actor who''s portraying him, and Diane Carson, the actress playing his late wife. Danny is immediately drawn to Diane, but soon learns of a crime in her past that Diane is desperate to cover up. As Danny tries to help Diane, he goes to war against new enemies who don''t want him moving in on their West Coast action, and their two worlds pull them in different, dangerous directions.

Autorentext

Don Winslow is the author of nineteen acclaimed, award-winning, international bestsellers including the No. 1 international bestseller The Cartel, winner of the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award, The Power of the Dog, Savages, and The Winter of Frankie Machine several of which have been made into movies or are in development. A former investigator, anti-terrorist trainer, and trial consultant, Winslow lives in Southern California.

Klappentext

Hot on the heels of the "superb" (Stephen King) New York Times bestseller City on Fire comes the explosive second novel in an epic crime trilogy from #1 internationally bestselling author Don Winslow.