Hey, it's NPR's Book of the Day. I'm Andrew Limbong. I've been reading more and more crime fiction these days.

I don't know. There's something fun about going on an early morning run and listening to an audiobook about dudes hunting each other down.

But beyond the grit and the gunplay, the themes these books play with are universal.

Death, betrayal, loyalty, and duty.

So it's no surprise that today's author, the acclaimed crime writer Don Winslow,

cites the Greek tragedies as his inspiration in today's interview.

Winslow's new novel is City in Ruins.

It's the last book in his trilogy starring Danny Ryan,

but it's also his last book ever. He talks to NPR Scott Simon about retiring from the writing game after the break. In the U.S., national security news can

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Danny Ryan, who's been a Rhode Island mobster dock worker and fugitive from the law,

now a pillar of the community in Las Vegas.

He's got a palatial home to which good citizens come to pay homage and enjoy his hospitality,

his young son he loves, and the companionship.

Well, three times a week anyway, of an accomplished and compelling

woman he respects.

What could possibly go wrong?

City and Ruins is the third and final novel in the best-selling Danny Ryan trilogy by Don

Winslow.

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