The Final Score

By: Don Winslow

Narrated by: Peter Giles

“The best crime fiction I've read in twenty years.” — Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling author "A masterpiece....Don Winslow remains one of my all-time favorite writers." —James Patterson, #1 New York Times bestselling author #1 internationally bestselling author Don Winslow—America’s King of Crime Fiction—is back and he’s better than ever. The trademark literary style, trenchant wit, and incisive characterization that have made Don Winslow a repeat New York Times bestselling author and “America’s greatest living crime writer” (Providence Journal) are on brilliant display in this new book sure to delight Winslow’s most devoted fans and first-time readers. The multi-million-dollar casino heist is impossible—it can’t be done. That’s what makes it irresistible to a legendary robber facing the rest of his life in prison for his “Final Score.” An ambitious, hard-working college-bound teenager has a side job delivering illegal booze to “The Sunday List” until a crooked cop, a seductive customer, and a fake guru threaten to end his dreams. Two wise guys tell each other a “True Story” over breakfast at a diner. It’s all bullshit and laughs until someone else has to pick up the check. An otherwise honest patrolman has to make an excruciating choice between his loyalty to the job and his love for a ne’er-do-well cousin in “The North Wing.” The entitled, substance-addicted movie star that surfer/PI Boone Daniels and his crew are hired to babysit in “The Lunch Break” is a problem. She also has a problem—someone wants her dead. Finally, the one terrible, momentary mistake that a devoted family man makes sends him to prison and on a “Collision” course between the man he wants to be and the killer he’s forced to become to survive. With a foreword written by award-winning crime author Reed Farrel Coleman, The Final Score is a propulsive, perceptive, and deeply immersive book of crime writing — the ultimate testament to Don Winslow's prowess as a living legend of the genre.

Do NOT miss these stories!

An incredible gathering of language, story, tone & ambiance! Do not miss True Story. Perfectly written & performed. I can only hope I did a fraction as well in my last wandering conversation. 🤓

Spectacular

Liked everything about it. Love Don Winslow! Blown away. So enjoyable! Performance was excellent also.

Love It! I’ve Missed Don Winslow’s Writing

I can’t say why, but I’ve generally avoided short stories. Perhaps because I want to get lost in a good, long story. But this collection of novellas is like sitting down to a chef’s tasting menu. And in this metaphor, Don Winslow is a Master Chef.

When Winslow announced he was retiring, I was crushed. There are lots of great novelists writing today but nobody does it like Don Winslow. So, I took a chance on Final Score and I loved every story as much as the one that preceded it.

I got my fix of gangsters, hippies and the ordinary guy, caught up in extraordinary circumstances. There is an excellent “coming of age” story seated nicely in the middle as well. All of these stories have the trademark authentic dialogue that I’ve come to love in all of his novels but the novella format requires an efficiency that novels don’t and I found the pace to be exciting as a result.

If Mr. Winslow decides to put out collections of novellas in this chapter of his life, I’ll be first in line to buy every instalment!

Always a Pleasure

Nobody spins a yarn like Don Winslow. These are all true, unadulterated gold. Do yourself a favor, download. Push play. Hold on.

Just great storytelling

Thank gods I found Don Winslow. I had become so bored with the sameness of what is out there and then I found The Final Score & I am re-energized. It's wonderful to feel excited again about an author and knowing that there are plenty of DW titles to get through. I can't waiit!