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Jul 15, 2000 the acclaimed crime writer george p pelecanos, who has been taken up by hollywood, talks to euan ferguson about drugs, the dark side of washington d. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Pelecanos is available at in several formats for your ereader. His particular skills lie in characterizations and in pacing.
The second in a series featuring a new investigator represents an update for the veteran mystery novelist. George pelecanos is the bestselling author of twenty novels set in and around washington, d. He is a graduate of the university of maryland, college park, and worked at a variety of jobs before getting involved in the film industry. He lives in silver spring, maryland, with his wife and two children. George pelecanos is an independent film producer, the recipient of numerous international writing awards, a producer and an emmynominated writer on the hbo series the wire, and the author of fifteen novels set in and around washington, dc. Born in mount pleasant, he moved to silver spring by the time he was in kindergarten, and its where he chose to raise his own family. The turnaround isbn 9780316156479 pdf epub george p. Author george pelecanos writes what he knows in the martini shot in his new collection of short stories and a novella, pelecanos explores crime. Pelecanos lives in silver spring, maryland, with his wife and three children. I have thoroughly enjoyed george pelecanos s books until the last three where he seems to have rushed the stories. Across 20 novels george pelecanos has written a series which does not portray the same character.
Shame the devil is a great read, filled with pelecanoss beautiful knack for dialogue, fascinating characters of differing ethnicities and genders something thats so often neglected in many novels, strong plotting that manages to surprise numerous times, and a pitchperfect ending that works both thematically and from a plot perspective. Lots of his works are within the style of detective fiction and set primarily in his hometown of washington, d. He is also a film and television producer and a television writer. Although some might find the detail he went to in earlier books irritating, i liked it as he built excellent characters around this detail with believable plotlines, however his recent books seem rushed as if he has been asked to produce so many books within a certain timeframe.
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