The Force: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (868 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06XCT4P7D |
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| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Force is a haunting story of greed and violence, inequality and race, crime and injustice, retribution and redemption that reveals the seemingly insurmountable tensions between the police and the diverse citizens they serve. Every day and every night for the eighteen years he's spent on the Job, Malone has served on the front lines, witnessing the hurt, the dead, the victims, the perps. Now Malone is caught in a trap and being squeezed by the feds, and he must walk the thin line between betraying his brothers and partners, the Job, his family, and the woman he loves, trying to survive, body and soul, while the city teeters on the brink of a racial conflagration that could destroy them all. He's done whatever it takes to serve and protect in a city built by ambition and corruption, where no one is clean-including Malone himself. A searing portrait of a city and a courageous, heroic, and deeply flawed man who stands at the edge of its abys
It's not the Cartel, but what is? Winslow is one of my favorite authors. Cartel was one of my top ten books of all time. The Force is good, but it isn't the Cartel. I've read all of Winslows books and this is my least favorite.It starts out with the main character in jail and just gets relentlessly bleaker and blacker the rest of the novel. If you're on anti depressants you may want to increase your dosage before you start.There's no one in this book that I ca. Sadly, his weakest book Mr Majestik I’ve enjoyed reading Winslow’s prior novels like California Fire and Life, The Winter of Frankie Machine and The Gentlemen's Hour. But his latest is a dud. I found it one dimensional, full of cliches and unlikeable characters. But hey, he’s written over a dozen good books, so even a champ has to lose once in awhile.. Donavan said Let the details lure you in, and brace yourself for the ride. As a big Winslow fan, I had The Force preordered well before the release date. I was so excited to begin it that I pawned off two meetings and family movie night (I know, I know). I was starting to get a little disappointed based on the excessive detail and backstories but stayed with it knowing that my own anticipation was the main cause of my sulking. Wow, am I grateful. The twists, turns, and excitement forced me to skip th