Don Winslow has worked as a movie theatre manager, a production assistant, and as a private investigator. In addition to being a novelist he now works as an independent consultant in issues involving litigation arising from criminal behaviour. His novels include i>The Kings of Cool/i>, i>Savages/i>, i>The Death and Life of Bobby Z/i>, i>California Fire and Life/i>, i>The Power of the Dog/i>, i>The Winter of Frankie Machine/i> and i>The Dawn Patrol/i>. In 2012 i>Savages/i> was released as a blockbuster film.