Savages is a crime novel by American author Don Winslow, published in 2010.

[2] Ben and Chon are two Americans running a lucrative marijuana operation out of Laguna Beach, California.

When Ben and Chon resist the Mexicans' demands, the cartel kidnaps "O" (short for Ophelia), the boys' close confidante and frequent bedroom playmate.

Ben and Chon conjure schemes to outwit their adversaries and win back O, using everything from improvised explosive devices to masks.

In 2012, the novel was adapted into a film of the same name, directed by Oliver Stone and co-written by Winslow.