SAVAGES (Don Winslow) - June 18/14

This blisteringly paced book really kept me entertained from start to finish. Winslow's style is a little weird and does take some getting used to, but the man sure knows how to tell a story. There are twists a-plenty and extremely memorable characters, including a brutal henchman named Lado and of course the three protagonists. (The book also features a fairly graphic DP scene, which is something I never thought I'd see in a relatively mainstream piece of fiction.) The ending left me a bit confused, though; Ben is mortally wounded and O and Chon decide to kill themselves? Not sure what happened there. ***1/2 out of ****