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Winslow also explores the ideas of corruption in the context of public service and of double standards that exist and what levels of corruption are tolerated and even accepted. Malone observes that what is OK for the rich and famous, the politically well-connected and mainstays of society is seen as abhorrent when committed by cops, the blue-collar workers of our criminal justice system, on the streets and in the trenches. Where is the line drawn? A free cup of coffee and a sandwich? A favor? When does this become a bribe or graft? Don Winslow is a seasoned writer at the pinnacle of his craft. Malone drives past the Wahi diner and the mural of a raven on 155th. Past the church of the Intercession, but it’s too late for Intercession, past Trinity Cemetery and the Apollo Pharmacy, the Big Brother Barber shop, Hamilton Fruits and Vegetables and all the small gods of place, the personal shrines, the markers of his life on these streets that he loves like a husband loves a cheating wife, a father loves a wayward son.There are wonderful nuggets of law enforcement intel in here. Like the notion of testilying. Or what is considered proper attire for a day on the stand. How about special celebratory nights for a crew? The upside of EMTs not taking a Hippocratic oath. Rules for note-taking on the job. How 9/11 saved the mob. Planning your crimes so they cross as many precinct boundaries as possible, increasing the likelihood that a paperwork snafu will botch a prosecution. On tribes within the force.

The cops feel for the vics and hate the perps, but they can't feel too much or they can't do their jobs and they can't hate too much or they'll become the perps. So they develop a shell, a "we hate everybody" attitude force field around themselves that everyone can feel from ten feet away. You gotta have it, Malone knows, or this job kills you, physically or psychologically. Or both."The basic ingredients of The Force are pretty recognizable. I mean, “corrupt cop” is almost its own genre. This will feel incredibly familiar to anyone who has watched The Shield or American Gangster or Training Day (Denzel Washington’s Alonzo Harris feels like a model for Malone). Moreover, Winslow’s combination of propulsive plot, local knowledge, grasp of vernacular and idiom, and sprinkling of social commentary follows in the footsteps of such masters as Richard Price and David Simon.

Don Winslow has written many books. Some have been made into films. I have read none of them, so can offer no real insight into what carried forward from his prior work, or where new notions or techniques may have come into play. I read this totally as a stand-alone. Ho iniziato a leggere questo libro per alternarlo a un’altra lettura di tipo ben diverso (McEwan). È successo che l’altra lettura è passata in coda, e finché non ho finito questo, non sono riuscito a chiuderlo e posarlo. I did get to ask him a questions: "Which contemporary writers intimidate you? Make you feel like hanging it up? Question why you even write because they are THAT good?" Overall, this novel is a very convincing crime drama, a story one can sink their teeth into, with a lot to chew on. Perhaps more troubling is Winslow’s overall view of law enforcement. Throughout The Force, most of the cops you are introduced to are on the take. Whether it is small gifts or big payouts, everybody is getting something. Winslow, through Malone, consistently rationalizes this with the defense that “everyone is doing it.” It’d be easy to pass this off as a characterization, except that Winslow goes to great lengths, outside the actual narrative, to dedicate his story to police officers, and to recount the time he spent with them while researching. Obviously, the drug wars being fought on America’s city streets are ethically ambiguous. But you can tell an ethically ambiguous tale while maintaining some sort of moral clarity. David Simon does this incredibly well in Homicide and The Corner. Here, though, I was a bit puzzled by Winslow’s conclusion: Cops are crooked but it’s okay because they’re cops.The Force). Ο άρχων της ομάδος, Μαλόουν, είναι και ο Βασιλιάς του Μανχάταν. Έχει εκτιναχθεί σε δημοφιλία μέσα από τα κατορθώματά του. Ωστόσο πολύ γρήγορα θα έρθουμε αντιμέτωποι με τις πρακτικές της αστυνομίας από τα χαμηλότερα κλιμάκια μέχρι τα υψηλά αξιώματα. Δωροδοκίες, χρηματισμοί, κολλητηλίκια με μαφιόζους, ακριβή ζωή, ξενύχτια, μπουρδελότσαρκες - ό,τι κάνει δηλαδή ο κακοποιός με την μόνη διαφορά πως, όπως χαρακτηριστικά λέει κάποιος στο βιβλίο, αντίθετα με τον κακότυχο εγκληματία, κανείς αστυνομικός δεν πεινάει. Και φυσικά κάπου έρχεται η κάθαρση, το βιβλίο ανατρέπει την ρουτίνα και ξεκινάει η αντίστροφη μέτρηση. Hi. My name is Don Winslow, and I'm a writing addict - by John Wilkins for the San Diego Union Tribune Winslow’s narrative style is a fast paced and frenetic stream of consciousness dialogue and internal monologue wherein we analyze the motivations behind Malone’s actions and he shares with the reader a character study of a tortured soul. Malone is drawn not so much as an anti-hero but rather as a tragic hero – we know where his path leads but we cannot look away as he confronts his demons and walks resolutely towards an absolution that may not be recognized by society but one that is ultimately even more personal and real. The final scene is as poignant and appallingly beautiful in its ironic tragedy as any I’ve read before. Winslow offers a close up look at a dark element of police culture. How does being on the take work? Who gets what? How is money distributed? Who is it ok to accept bribes from? What is allowed that would otherwise be justiceable? And why do the cops here consider it ok? He offers as well a moving look at the human relationships that make up police life, the code of honor, the power of partnership, the requirement that all members of the team partake of the ill-gotten, if only as a means of self-protection, the wives who turn a blind eye to where that extra cash may have originated, and what their breadwinner may be up to when the crew parties hard, up to a point anyway. The interaction between the police and people in their area is rich with real affection, as well as the expected cynicism. Some of these scenes are stunningly moving, tissue worthy. I read on the train, and that requires a certain kind of book. It can’t be a throwaway title, a so-called “beach read” or “guilty pleasure,” because that won’t hold my attention, and if it’s not holding my attention, then I’m intensely focused on the fact that I’m on a noisy, rattling train. On the other hand, it can’t be super-complicated or dense, since there are constant interruptions. In other words, I need a book that is both exceptionally captivating but also one that I can start and stop with ease.

The Force (2017) is a crime thriller by Don Winslow. Nominated for the 2018 Barry Award and the 2018 Anthony Award, The Force explores police force corruption through the eyes of a crooked NYPD detective sergeant who fights gangs, drugs, and murderers. What most people don’t know is that although he’s good at his job, he steals money from each drug bust. It’s only a matter of time before he’s caught. Critics praise the book for its realism and a well-paced plot. Winslow is a bestselling American author. Before writing, he worked as a private investigator. Many of his novels are now major motion pictures. A few months go by, and Devon starts a war with the Dominicans. The Dominicans appoint a new leader, Carlos Castillo. He plans to kill Devon and dominate the New York drug scene. Denny’s boss calls him in to tell him that he’s not working hard enough on the case. He moves around members of Denny’s task force; telling him to get the job done or he won’t be leading the team for much longer.And the questions that Winslow began exploring in books like Savages continue. How do you deal with the criminals and Savages without becoming one yourself? Can you successfully fight this battle without getting corrupted? The drug flow has resulted in so much money and power that are there are any limits to what it corrupts? Winslow takes the reader into a concrete world of gangs and guns, the darkness of NYPD culture, and a racially combustible city set to incinerate. Told to the rhythmic beat of the NYC cop vernacular, this epic boils with vicious battles, blood-soaked hands holding dying cops, and double-crosses by rat bastards to brew up an atmosphere in which, as in Macbeth's Scotland, "foul is fair and fair is foul." However, it is not an easy read in many ways. It is intensely somber and bleak. The prose is tight and poetic even, in its way, but, the language, authentic, though it may be, is rough, very rough. What only a few know is that Denny Malone is dirty: he and his partners have stolen millions of dollars in drugs and cash in the wake of the biggest heroin bust in the city's history. 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.

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