Reviews
"This is the story of love's costs-and the acceptance of whatever that cost entails." -Randy Michael Signor, Chicago Sun-Times, " Savages will jolt Mr. Winslow into a different league...[his] most boisterously stylish crime book, his gutsiest and most startling bid for attention....full of wild-card moves....its wisecracks are so sharp, its characters so mega-cool and its storytelling so ferocious that the risks pay off, thanks especially to Mr. Winslow's no-prisoners sense of humor....The Winslow effect is to fuse the grave and the playful, the body blow and the joke, the nightmare and the pipe dream." --Janet Maslin, The New York Times, "A revelation . . . This is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid on autoload." -Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly, " Savages is Don Winslow's best book yet--a wickedly funny and smart novel, with a ripped-from-the-headlines story that gets your pulse racing as the action unfolds. Razor-sharp plot twists, a cast of ruthless antiheroes, and of course, Winslow's superb, adrenaline-fueled prose make this scorching, drug-infused thriller an addictive and entertaining read." --Janet Evanovich, "A spellbinding, tour de force that is utterly impossible to put down. Savages is, bar none, the finest novel I have read in years." Christopher Reich, author of Numbered Account and Rules of Deception, "An ultra-lean, stoner thriller....It packs a dynamic plot, sentences dripping with ''baditude'' and a singular way with language....Winslow's writing has the vigor of action painting....[his] command of vernacular is fabulous, his eye for detail sharp....Winslow's insights into drug wars are provocative, his descriptions of marijuana tantalizing." -Carlo Wolff, The Boston Globe, "Savagesis Don Winslow's best book yet—a wickedly funny and smart novel, with a ripped-from-the-headlines story that gets your pulse racing as the action unfolds. Razor-sharp plot twists, a cast of ruthless antiheroes, and of course, Winslow's superb, adrenaline-fueled prose make this scorching, drug-infused thriller an addictive and entertaining read." —Janet Evanovich, "A spellbinding, tour de force that is utterly impossible to put down. Savagesis, bar none, the finest novel I have read in years." —Christopher Reich, author ofNumbered AccountandRules of Deception, "Winslow is a brilliant stylist, unflinching in detail, and his books jab a fountain pen in the eye of anyone who can read one of his tomes and state with conviction that crime fiction isn't literature." --Jason Pinter, The Huffington Post, " Savages will jolt Mr. Winslow into a different league...[his] most boisterously stylish crime book, his gutsiest and most startling bid for attention....full of wild-card moves....its wisecracks are so sharp, its characters so mega-cool and its storytelling so ferocious that the risks pay off, thanks especially to Mr. Winslow's no-prisoners sense of humor....The Winslow effect is to fuse the grave and the playful, the body blow and the joke, the nightmare and the pipe dream." Janet Maslin, The New York Times, "Winslow's marvelous, adrenaline-juiced roller coaster of a novel . . . is both a departure and a culmination, pyrotechnic braggadocio and deep meditation on contemporary American culture." --Sarah Weinman, Los Angeles Times, "Edgar nominee and Shamus winner Winslow…dispenses short chapters that drive his plot breathlessly forward. He also serves up plenty of savage wit….Riddled with bullets and splattered with blood,Savagesis not for the squeamish, but it's a must for Winslow fans." -Booklist,STARRED REVIEW, " Savages is the book of my generation . . . nothing short of revolutionary, a flash grenade into the ineffectual heart of Generation Y. . . . . solidifies Winslow's reputation as not just one of the best crime writers working today, but one of the best writers, period. Jesus Christ, this book." --Brendan Leonard, January Magazine, "An ultra-lean, stoner thriller….It packs a dynamic plot, sentences dripping with ''baditude'' and a singular way with language….Winslow's writing has the vigor of action painting….[his] command of vernacular is fabulous, his eye for detail sharp….Winslow's insights into drug wars are provocative, his descriptions of marijuana tantalizing." -Carlo Wolff, The Boston Globe, "A revelation . . . Every bit as savage as its title . . . This is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid on autoload." -Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly, "An ultra-lean, stoner thriller....It packs a dynamic plot, sentences dripping with ''baditude'' and a singular way with language....Winslow's writing has the vigor of action painting....[his] command of vernacular is fabulous, his eye for detail sharp....Winslow's insights into drug wars are provocative, his descriptions of marijuana tantalizing." --Carlo Wolff, The Boston Globe, "A spellbinding, tour de force that is utterly impossible to put down. Savages is, bar none, the finest novel I have read in years." -Christopher Reich, "Winslow's marvelous, adrenaline-juiced roller coaster of a novel . . . is both a departure and a culmination, pyrotechnic braggadocio and deep meditation on contemporary American culture." -Sarah Weinman, Los Angeles Times, "The stakes are extreme. . . . This is the story of love's costs--and the acceptance of whatever that cost entails." --Randy Michael Signor, Chicago Sun Times, "An ultra-lean, stoner thrillerhellip;.It packs a dynamic plot, sentences dripping with ''baditude'' and a singular way with languagehellip;.Winslow's writing has the vigor of action paintinghellip;.[his] command of vernacular is fabulous, his eye for detail sharphellip;.Winslow's insights into drug wars are provocative, his descriptions of marijuana tantalizing." -Carlo Wolff,The Boston Globe, "An ultra-lean, stoner thriller&.It packs a dynamic plot, sentences dripping with ''baditude'' and a singular way with language&.Winslow's writing has the vigor of action painting&.[his] command of vernacular is fabulous, his eye for detail sharp&.Winslow's insights into drug wars are provocative, his descriptions of marijuana tantalizing." -Carlo Wolff, The Boston Globe, “ Savages is Don Winslow’s best book yeta wickedly funny and smart novel, with a ripped-from-the-headlines story that gets your pulse racing as the action unfolds. Razor-sharp plot twists, a cast of ruthless antiheroes, and of course, Winslow’s superb, adrenaline-fueled prose make this scorching, drug-infused thriller an addictive and entertaining read.â€� Janet Evanovich, "Winslow is a brilliant stylist, unflinching in detail, and his books jab a fountain pen in the eye of anyone who can read one of his tomes and state with conviction that crime fiction isn't literature." -Jason Pinter, The Huffington Post, "A spellbinding, tour de force that is utterly impossible to put down. Savages is, bar none, the finest novel I have read in years." --Christopher Reich, "A revelation . . . Every bit as savage as its title . . . This is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid on autoload." --Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly, " Savages is Don Winslow's best book yet-a wickedly funny and smart novel, with a ripped-from-the-headlines story that gets your pulse racing as the action unfolds. Razor-sharp plot twists, a cast of ruthless antiheroes, and of course, Winslow's superb, adrenaline-fueled prose make this scorching, drug-infused thriller an addictive and entertaining read." -Janet Evanovich, "Savageswill jolt Mr. Winslow into a different league...[his] most boisterously stylish crime book, his gutsiest and most startling bid for attention....full of wild-card moves....its wisecracks are so sharp, its characters so mega-cool and its storytelling so ferocious that the risks pay off, thanks especially to Mr. Winslow's no-prisoners sense of humor....The Winslow effect is to fuse the grave and the playful, the body blow and the joke, the nightmare and the pipe dream." -Janet Maslin,The New York Times, “Spare, clipped expository prose and hip, spot-on dialogue propel this visceral crime novel from Winslow....setting the stage for the violent and utterly satisfying ending. Winslow's encyclopedic knowledge of the border drug trade lends authenticity.â€� Publishers Weekly, " Savages is the book of my generation . . . nothing short of revolutionary, a flash grenade into the ineffectual heart of Generation Y. . . . . solidifies Winslow's reputation as not just one of the best crime writers working today, but one of the best writers, period. Jesus Christ, this book." -Brendan Leonard, January Magazine, “An ultra-lean, stoner thriller&.It packs a dynamic plot, sentences dripping with ''baditude'' and a singular way with language&.Winslow's writing has the vigor of action painting&.[his] command of vernacular is fabulous, his eye for detail sharp&.Winslow's insights into drug wars are provocative, his descriptions of marijuana tantalizing.â€� Carlo Wolff, The Boston Globe, " Savages will jolt Mr. Winslow into a different league...[his] most boisterously stylish crime book, his gutsiest and most startling bid for attention....full of wild-card moves....its wisecracks are so sharp, its characters so mega-cool and its storytelling so ferocious that the risks pay off, thanks especially to Mr. Winslow's no-prisoners sense of humor....The Winslow effect is to fuse the grave and the playful, the body blow and the joke, the nightmare and the pipe dream." -Janet Maslin, The New York Times, "The stakes are extreme. . . . This is the story of love's costs-and the acceptance of whatever that cost entails." -Randy Michael Signor, Chicago Sun Times, “Edgar nominee and Shamus winner Winslow&dispenses short chapters that drive his plot breathlessly forward. He also serves up plenty of savage wit&.Riddled with bullets and splattered with blood, Savages is not for the squeamish, but it’s a must for Winslow fans.â€� Booklist, STARRED REVIEW
