Knowing his chances of survival are a little better than in prison, Kearney accepts, and he winds up in the middle of a desert at the notorious drug lord’s lavish compound. That’s until the DEA makes Kearney an offer: impersonate the late, legendary dope smuggler Bobby Z so that the agency can trade him for one of their own, who was captured by a Mexican drug kingpin.

When Tim Kearney, a small-time criminal, slits the throat of a Hell's Angel and draws a life sentence in a prison full of gang members, he knows he’s pretty much a dead man.

Winslow currently lives in his beloved California with his wife of several decades. His novels that have been adapted into motion pictures include Savages (2010), and The Death and Life of Bobby Z (1997), with several more either in development or in production. Some of his accolades include the Raymond Chandler Award (Italy), the LA Times Book Prize, the Ian Fleming Silver Dagger (UK), The RBA Literary Prize (Spain), among others. Winslow worked as a private investigator for a while until a film and publishing deal for his novel The Death and Life of Bobby Z (1997), enabled him to become a full-time writer. He also traveled to California, Idaho and Montana before moving to New York City to become a writer. While in college, Winslow traveled to southern Africa, something that sparked his love for the continent. Raised in a tiny town in Rhode Island, he attended the University of Nebraska where he earned a degree in African Studies. It's 'the gentlemen's hour' - and it could be Boone's last.Don Winslow is an American award-winning, New York Times and International bestselling author of mystery and thriller books. He soon finds himself out there alone, struggling to stay afloat as the waves get rougher and rougher.

He's risking losing the relationships that define his life - just when he needs them most.Īs Boone digs deeper into San Diego's murkier side, delving into places the city's reputation-conscious establishment would rather he left alone, it becomes clear that more than a murder case is at stake. But when he agrees to help the defense, the outrage he courts from the community, and the Dawn Patrol, is more than he ever anticipated. To him, 'There's no such thing as a bad day at the beach.' So when one of their own is murdered - especially an icon like Kelly Kuhio, a local hero - and another surfer, a young punk from the Rockpile Crew, stands accused, the small world of Pacific Beach is rocked to its core.īoone knows he can no longer ignore the painful truth that violence is seeping into the surfing community.

Laid back, ultra≬alifornia cool, the former cop turned PI begins each day with the Dawn Patrol, a close-knit group of surfers, best friends who not only ride waves together but have one another's backs out of the water.

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