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Query: Winslow - a great minimalist artist in new, fast-paced novel

Don Winslow is a great minimalist artist. He uses very few brush strokes to create an almost tangible adventure in the underworld of Southern California. And the tale is almost Shakespearian, complete with a protagonist who must overcome his own tragic flaws (aided by a homeless prophet, no less) before his world crashes down violently upon him. The author's use of the low-life vernacular is superb -- and fun. Vibrant action, sex, greed, and betrayal. Like most books, the characters in The Life & Death of Bobby Z have interesting strengths. The distinction here, though, is that they all have flaws that are twice as compelling. And Winslow avoids the genre's tendency toward cliches. But I won't: this book is a "must read!&quot