Drug Busts & Dirty Cops In Don Winslow's 'The Force'

The Leonard Lopate Show | Aug 28, 2017

Bestselling crime and mystery author Don Winslow joins us to discuss his latest book, The Force. The book is the follow-up to his previous novel, The Cartel. He revisits the world of the Manhattan North Special Task Force, and immerses readers in a world of savage drug dealers and crooked cops. 

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