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George Pelecanos
Pelecanos breaks new literary ground with the story of a dog's life--from the dog's perspective--on the streets of Washington, DC
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Four blistering novellas, drawn together by themes of strife, violence, and humanity, from esteemed crime fiction writer George Pelecanos
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A man is accused of a murder he cannot remember . . .
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Four blistering novellas, drawn together by themes of strife, violence, and humanity; "Every time I read one of George Pelecanos's novels, I'm left a little awed."(Dennis Lehane) When the son…
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After years of rebellion that cost him his father’s trust, Christopher Flynn now has a steady job at his father’s company, but when temptation revives his old habits and instincts…
A collection by George Pelecanos features protagonists engaged in fights for their lives, from a claims investigator who tracks a supposed dead man to an aging loser who pursues respectability…
A young woman is brutally murdered and PIs Strange and Quinn are forced to confront their own part in the crime …
A brilliant novel from one of America’s finest literary crime writers…
Featuring classic mystery stories set in and around Washington, D.C., this collection offers works from such writers as Paul Laurence Dunbar, Richard Wright, Langston Hughes, Jean Toomer, George Pelecanos, and…
It’s 1986 and Washington DC is being torn apart by the cocaine trade. The Mayor is too busy chasing coke and hookers to care, and the police force is manned…
The first in a stunning action-packed series from one of the writers of THE WIRE.
A stylish and gripping crime novel from one of the acclaimed writers of THE WIRE.
A gritty urban crime thriller from one of the award-winning writers of THE WIRE.
The stunning crime thriller from one of the writers of THE WIRE.
Derek Strange is a black ex-cop in Washington D.C. who now makes a living running his own private detective agency. He is hired to investigate the killing of an off-duty…
Includes reader’s guide and excerpt from his novel Soul circus.
A great novel from one of America’s finest literary crime writers…
The first in the excellent Strange and Quinn series from ‘The coolest writer in America’ GQ.
A fatal shooting that strikes too close to home leaves PI Derek Strange determined to find the killer whatever the cost.
‘This is a wonderful powerful novel that deserves to win an Oscar’ TIME OUT
The first in the Nick Stefanos trilogy from one of the acclaimed writers of THE WIRE.
A brand-new collection of stories from an award-winning writer of HBO series Treme and The Wire
World-class crime-writing with all the depth and satisfaction of a quality box-set from the award-winning producer and writer of THE DEUCE and THE WIRE.
Every man has his dark side… Spero Lucas confronts his own in an explosive thriller from the writer of the award-winning THE WIRE.
Following the success of the award-winning best-seller Brooklyn Noir , this is a series of Noir anthologies. Each is comprised of stories set in a distinct neighbourhood or location within…
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Karras and Recevo face off when organized crime threatens their old friend’s establishment in a story that explores the seamier side of life surrounding Nick’s Grill.
George Pelecanos,John Dunne
A new edition of John Gregory Dunne’s most beloved novel - Pitch perfect, according to Michiko Kakutani of the New York Times - which was based on the Black Dahlia…
George P. Pelecanos
Marcus Clay and Dimitri Karras square off against drug lords and racists on the crime-ridden streets of the nation’s capital in the midst of the 1980s.
Derek Strange and Terry Quinn, the team of private investigators who made their debut in Right As Rain, are hired to find a teenager turned prostitute and enter their most…
In yet another gem of urban noir, the bestselling author and writer for the award-winning HBO hit The Wire explores the possibility of making the turnaround, of starting over and…
In the summer of 1976, Clay and Kattas stumble onto a drug deal gone bad and end up with a heap of money that is not theirs, but when the…
Originally published in hardback by St. Martins’ Press, 1995.
Two brothers–rookie police officer Derek Strange and his older brother Dennis, a troubled Vietnam Veteran–become caught up in the riots engulfing Washington, D.C., in the wake of the assassination of…
Marcus Clay is plunged into the middle of a war when a car crashes near his downtown record store. A drug runner is decapitated, and a bystander snatches a bag…
Michael Hudson has just been released from prison, thanks to the words of a manipulated witness. But the prison librarian has made Michael a better man. Is turning over a…
Washington, D.C., 1972. Derek Strange has left the police department to become a private investigator. His former partner, Frank Hound Dog Vaughn, is still on the force. When a young…
Working as a private investigator after losing his leg in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike takes the case of a legendary supermodel’s suspicious suicide and finds himself in a world of multi-millionaire…
It’s been 20 years since three teenagers were killed and their abused bodies were left in public parks. The case was never solved, but the two lead detectives in the…
Originally published: St. Martin’s Press, 1993.
First published: Little, Brown and Company, 2013.
A rising star of American crime fiction with a novel that has all the violence and strange originality of a Coen Brothers movie
The first in a stunning action-packed series from the writer of THE WIRE.
In the midst of a brutal courtroom battle during which a Washington, D.C., crime overlord faces the death penalty and his rivals vie for his territory, private investigator Derek Strange…
