Most have been very generous and understanding. For me, it is like having a wee bit of original manuscript, in the author's own hand. I've asked them to hand write the first sentence of the book above their signature, and, if it's close to the publication date, the date of the signing. He gave me a reading list that got me hooked for life.įor nearly twenty years now, I've been requesting that authors sign my books with a slight difference. Chuck was past Arts Editor for the Los Angeles Times, and was, in the early '90s, the mystery book reviewer for the Sunday Calendar section of that paper.

Shortly after this, it was my dear friend Charles Champlin who steered me down the correct path. Everyone but Billy Barty was afraid of a dwarf as the lead character. I had several lunches with Ross, and he indicated an interest in serving as the key story editor if I got the project off the ground. I used to have just a few favorites, and at the collapse of the Berlin Wall, I even optioned Ross Thomas's, 'THE EIGHTH DWARF', thinking it a fantastic potential series to be shot in Eastern Europe. I collect signed first editions of favorite mystery writers. Savages is an ingenious combination of adrenaline-fueled suspense and true-crime reportage by a master thriller writer at the very top of his game. O’s abduction sets off a dizzying array of ingenious negotiations and gripping plot twists that will captivate readers eager to learn the costs of freedom and the price of one amazing high.įollowing 'the best summertime crime novel ever' ( San Francisco Chronicle on The Dawn Patrol), bestselling author Winslow offers up a smash hit in the making. When they refuse to back down, the cartel escalates its threat, kidnapping Ophelia, the boys’ playmate and confidante. But now they may have come up against something that they can’t handle-the Mexican Baja Cartel wants in, and sends them the message that a 'no' is unacceptable.

In the past when their turf was challenged, Chon took care of eliminating the threat. Part-time environmentalist and philanthropist Ben and his ex-mercenary buddy Chon run a Laguna Beach–based marijuana operation, reaping significant profits from their loyal clientele. A breakthrough novel that pits young kingpins against a Mexican drug cartel, Savages is a provocative, sexy, and sharply funny thrill ride through the dark side of the war on drugs and beyond.

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