Author Don Winslow In Conversation with author and journalist Mike Stanton

270 Broadway,Providence RI 02903

13 May, 2022

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An evening with New York Times bestselling author, Don Winslow and author and journalist Mike Stanton Barrington Books invites you to an evening with bestselling New York Times author, Don Winslow and award-winning author and journalist, Mike Stanton. Join Barrington Books at the Columbus Theater as Don Winslow celebrates his first volume in an epic crime saga, CITY ON FIRE. About this event: *The ticket price includes a copy of the book, and there will be a signing line following the event. *This ticket includes event entrance and a copy of CITY ON FIRE. Please note that the Columbus Theater seating is general admission, and specific seats cannot be reserved. Books will be handed out at the theater following the event. Preorders that are not picked up during the event will be available for pickup at our store in Barrington at 184 County Road. About the book: With CITY ON FIRE, Winslow writes about Providence like only a native can—much like Dennis Lehane did for Boston or Greg Iles’s for Natchez, Mississippi. The flavor and heartbeat of the city permeates on to each page. As Winslow elaborates, “This book has a long, slow-burning genesis. I’ve picked it up and put it down over the years, but always came back to it, just as I always knew I would, just as I always knew that someday I’d go home.” Two criminal empires together control all of New England. Until a beautiful modern-day Helen of Troy comes between the Irish and the Italians, launching a war that will see them kill each other, destroy an alliance, and set a city on fire. Danny Ryan yearns for a more “legit” life and a place in the sun. But as the bloody conflict stacks body on body and brother turns against brother, Danny has to rise above himself. To save the friends he loves like family and the family he has sworn to protect, he becomes a leader, a ruthless strategist, and a master of a treacherous game in which the winners live and the losers die. From the gritty streets of Providence to the glittering screens of Hollywood to the golden casinos of Las Vegas, Danny Ryan will forge a dynasty. Exploring the classic themes of loyalty, betrayal, and honor, City on Fire is a contemporary Iliad, a saga that spans generations—a towering achievement of storytelling genius from Don Winslow, “America’s greatest living crime writer” (Jon Land, Providence Journal). About the author: DON WINSLOW is the author of twenty-two acclaimed, award-winning international bestsellers, including the New York Times bestsellers The Force and The Border, the #1 international bestseller The Cartel, The Power of the Dog, Savages, and The Winter of Frankie Machine. Savages was made into a feature film by three-time Oscar-winning writer-director Oliver Stone. The Power of the Dog, The Cartel, and The Border sold to FX to air as a major television series, and The Force is soon to be a major motion picture from 20th Century Studios starring Matt Damon and directed by James Mangold (Ford. vs. Ferrari, Copland, Walk The Line). Winslow is the author of three New York Times Critics Choice Best books of the year. A former investigator, antiterrorist trainer, and trial consultant, Winslow lives in California and Rhode Island. “One of America’s greatest storytellers.” – Stephen King About Mike Stanton: Mike Stanton is an author, investigative reporter and associate professor of journalism at the University of Connecticut. He worked for years as a sports writer and investigative reporter for The Providence Journal, where he shared a Pulitzer Prize, and is the author of the New York Times-bestselling The Prince of Providence, a biography of the late felonious ex-mayor, Buddy Cianci. He is currently working on a biography of former undefeated heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano, for Henry Holt. *To buy additional copies of City on Fire or Winslow's other books, please visit our website here.