The Kings of Cool: A Prequel to Savages by Winslow, Don - 2012

Other than a mark on the lower text block, this is a tight, clean, and unmarked copy-" In Savages, Don Winslow introduced Ben and Chon, twenty-something best friends who risk everything to save the girl they both love, O. Among the most celebrated thrillers in recent memory and now a major motion picture directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone. Savages was picked as the best book by Stephen King in Entertainment Weekly, Janet Maslin in The New York Times, and Sarah Weinman in the Los Angeles Times. Now, in this high-octane prequel, Winslow reaches back in time to tell how Ben, Chon, and O became the people they are. Spanning from 1960s Southern California to the recent past, The Kings of Cool is a breathtakingly original saga of family in all its forefathers and sons, mothers and daughters, friends and lovers. As the trio at the center of the book does battle with a cabal of drug dealers and crooked cops, they learn that their future is inextricably linked with their parents? history. A series of breakneck twists and turns puts the two generations on a collision course, culminating in a stunning showdown that will force Ben, Chon, and O to choose between their real families and their loyalty to one another. Fast-paced, provocative, and wickedly funny, The Kings of Cool is a spellbinding love story for our times from a master novelist at the height of his powers. It is filled with Winslow's trademark talent complex characters, sharp dialog, and blistering social commentary that has earned him an obsessive following. The result is a book that will echo in your mind and heart long after you've turned the last page."