In Savages, Don Winslow introduced Ben and Chon,
twenty-something best friends who risk everything to
save the girl they both love, O. Among the most
celebrated thrillers in recent memory—and now a major motion
picture directed by Academy Award–winning filmmaker Oliver
Stone—Savages was picked as a best book of the year by
Stephen King in Entertainment Weekly, Janet Maslin in
The New York Times, and Sarah Weinman in the Los
Angeles Times.
Now, in this high-octane
prequel, Winslow reaches back in time to tell the
story of how Ben, Chon, and O became the
people they are. Spanning from 1960s Southern California to
the recent past, The Kings of Cool is a
breathtakingly original saga of family in all its
forms—fathers and sons, mothers and daughters,
friends and lovers. As the trio at the center of the
book does battle with a cabal of drug dealers and crooked
cops, they come to learn that their future is
inextricably linked with their parents’ history. A series of
breakneck twists and turns puts the two generations on a
collision course, culminating in a stunning showdown
that will force Ben, Chon, and O to choose
between their real families and their loyalty to one
another.
Fast-paced, provocative, and
wickedly funny, The Kings of Cool is a spellbinding
love story for our times from a master novelist at the
height of his powers. It is filled with Winslow’s trademark
talents—complex characters, sharp dialogue,
blistering social commentary—that have earned him an
obsessive following. The result is a book that will echo in
your mind and heart long after you’ve turned the last page.
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