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Six stories. Six moments where one choice flips a life like a coin—and it never lands back the same way.
In The Final Score, Don Winslow delivers a sharp collection of novellas packed with heat, heart, and consequences. A veteran thief plots one last casino heist—carefully designed to avoid bloodshed—until the haul doubles and betrayal lurks inside the crew. A hard-working kid running illegal Sunday liquor deliveries learns how quickly “getting out” can be stolen from you. A cop tries to save his cousin and ends up selling pieces of his own soul. A contractor’s greed catches up in brutal, darkly funny fashion. A volatile movie star discovers the real danger isn’t the spotlight—it’s who controls it. And a successful executive throws one punch… then watches his perfect life collapse into prison politics and moral compromise.
Every tale asks the same question: what’s the real price of loyalty, anger, ambition—and the final score?
