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Don Winslow (born October 31, 1953) is an American author best known for his award-winning and internationally bestselling crime novels, including Savages, The Force and the Cartel Trilogy.
WHY DID HE DRAW CONTROVERSY?
Winslow has gained notoriety for producing a series of videos critical of Donald Trump and in support of various progressive causes and political candidates. Made with help from such public figures as Bruce Springsteen and Jeff Daniels, Winslow's videos have been viewed by over 250 million people.
THE INSPIRATION
His father was a non-commissioned officer in the United States Navy who told stories and invited Navy friends around who told more. They inspired Winslow to become a storyteller himself.He majored in African history at the University of Nebraska.
START
While traveling between Asia, Africa, Europe and America, Winslow wrote his first novel, A Cool Breeze On The Underground, which was nominated for an Edgar Award and a Shamus Award for Best First Novel.
NOW, WHAT ARE EDGAR AND SHAMUS AWARD?
EDGAR AWARD-
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America,based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards honor the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, film, and theater published or produced in the previous year.
SHAMUS AWARD
The Shamus Award is awarded by the Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) for the best detective fiction (P. I. = Private investigator) genre novels and short stories of the year.
The Prize is given annually to recognize outstanding achievement in private eye fiction. Starting in 2003, the Shamus Awards are sometimes (2003, 2007–2009, 2011–2016) announced during the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, at the convention's PWA Awards Banquet.
HIS SECOND WORK
Winslow's second book, The Trail to Buddha’s Mirror, continued the Neal Carey saga. He followed that up with three more Neal Carey novels, Way Down on the High Lonely, for which he was a Dilys Award finalist, A Long Walk Up the Water Slide, and While Drowning in the Desert.
A NOTE ON DILYS AWARD
The Dilys Award was presented every year from 1992 to 2014 by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. It was given to the mystery title of the year which the member booksellers have most enjoyed selling.
WHY IS HE IN NEWS?
Novelist Don Winslow launches a new epic crime trilogy with “City on Fire.”
Don Winslow uses Greek and Roman literature as his muse as he launches his new trilogy with the book, “City of Fire.”
Set in Rhode Island in the late 1980s, it chronicles the clashes of two crime families, one Italian and one Irish, who control the state and have led a relatively peaceful coexistence — until a woman, reminiscent of Helen of Troy, fractures the truce and kicks off a brutal war.
CALIFORNIA CALLING
A film and publishing deal for his novel The Death and Life of Bobby Z, also a Barry Award finalist, for Best Novel, allowed Winslow to become a full-time writer and settle in his beloved California, the setting for many of his books.[9]
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The Barry Award is a crime literary prize awarded annually since 1997 by the editors of Deadly Pleasures, an American quarterly publication for crime fiction readers. From 2007 to 2009 the award was jointly presented with the publication Mystery News. The prize is named after Barry Gardner, an American critic.
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