Broken

De: Don Winslow

Narrado por: Ray Porter, Kaleo Griffith

“One of America’s greatest storytellers.” (Stephen King)

“Winslow, whose work includes a dozen of the finest crime novels written in the last 20 years, displays all of his strengths, including propulsive narration, compelling characters and a tight, staccato writing style, in Broken, a collection of six remarkable novellas.” (Bruce De Silva, Associated Press)

No matter how you come into this world, you come out broken....

In six intense short novels connected by the themes of crime, corruption, vengeance, justice, loss, betrayal, guilt, and redemption, Broken is number-one international best seller Don Winslow at his nerve-shattering, heart-stopping, heartbreaking best.

In Broken, he creates a world of high-level thieves and low-life crooks, obsessed cops struggling with life on and off the job, private detectives, dope dealers, bounty hunters, and fugitives, the lost souls driving without headlights through the dark night on the American criminal highway.

With his trademark blend of insight, humanity, humor, action, and the highest level of literary craftsmanship, Winslow delivers a collection of tales that will become classics of crime fiction.

©2020 Don Winslow (P)2020 HarperAudio

Seriously excellent writing

Ok so the first story was a bit hard to take but it is honest. 'Spose nobody ever said all honestly was pleasant. Following stories draw on depth rarely seen. Think Hemmingway or Saint-Exupéry. Listen and enjoy.

Good b-sides from a crime writing master

I'm a big Don Winslow fan and think he's one of the top contemporary crime fiction writers. This collection of short stories is not as strong as his full length novels, but I still found it to be entertaining. All the classic elements are there, tough cops, clever criminals, California surf noir, but its not quite as electric as some of his real masterworks like The Force. Still, it's a good pick up if you're looking for some fun but hard hitting noir crime reading. You won't be blown away by this collection, but I don't think you'll be disappointed either.

loved catching up with Winslow's world

His style of characters is what keeps me interested in these Novels. Having multiple stories in this one was Amazing. I was laughing, and in shock when hearing the Paradise episode. Talk about burying the lead. Hollywood needs to adapt all of his novels into blockbuster movies. Big money-making tales.

Fantastic

Great stories in the Winslow style. Unbelievable narration. No one could have done it better.

Don Winslow and Ray Porter getting the band back!

For anyone who has read Don Winslows earlier books, this was a fun and creative greatest hits collection of Boone Daniel's, Neal Carey, and the Savages crew. Loved revisiting each of these characters as well as some of the peripheral ones from his larger works. Highly recommend this for any Don Winslow fan. Ray Porter is wonderful as always.

a good collection of short stories.

I enjoyed these short stories. they have a lot of the characters from the author's other novels. they are all different and interesting.

No surprises but great entertainment

Reporter is the real star here. His narration really brings these stories to life. I just wish that they were longer and more complex and nuanced. It was nice to revisit characters from previous Don Winslow books.

Don Winslow’s stories are always great!

I enjoyed that I got 4 different short stories by Don Winslow. Each one, approximately 2 hours each, had enough character development and details to draw you in. It’s also great how some included characters from his other books, like “Dawn Patrol”.
Ray Porter is a master narrator. Able to switch effortlessly between different characters. And continuing each character’s uniqueness and cadence from other Winslow novels.
Kale Griffith is another talented narrator who is able to bring each character to life.

These stories deliver

The last one breaks your heart but these novellas all work. Winslow has experimented with different styles for a couple. They're all violent, as one would expect from Winslow. But they all carry some evidence of real life narratives. The narration is spot on.

Love Winslow

This has to be the 8th book in a row I’ve listened to. His character development is flawless. He makes you care instantly. Edge of your seat action. Love the way he writes!