u003cpu003e"One of America's greatest storytellers." - Stephen Kingu003c/pu003e u003cpu003e"No one fuses action with emotion like Winslow." - The Timesu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eThe new thriller from the #1 international bestseller - the start of a brand new trilogyu003c/pu003e u003cpu003e'Superb. This is storytelling with a keen edge. City on Fire is exhilarating to read.' -- Stephen Kingu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eA Times Best Book for 2022u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eProvidence, RI, 1986.u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eTwenty-nine-year-old Danny Ryan is a hard-working longshoreman, loving husband, loyal friend, and occasional "muscle" for the Irish crime syndicate that oversees much of the city. He yearns for something more and dreams of starting over fresh, someplace far away.u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eBut when a modern-day Helen of Troy triggers a war between rival mob factions, Danny is embroiled in a conflict he can't escape. Now it is up to him to step into the breach to protect his family, the friends who are closer to him than brothers, and the only home he's ever known.u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eExploring classic themes of loyalty, betrayal, honour, and corruption on both sides of the law, City on Fire is a contemporary Iliad from Don Winslow, "one of America's greatest storytellers" (Stephen King).u003c/pu003e