Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Way Home The Way Home George P. Pelecanos Christopher Flynn is trying to get it right. After years of trouble and rebellion that enraged his father and nearly cost him his life, he has a steady job in his father's company, he's seriously dat… OL15164716W
What It Was What It Was George P. Pelecanos "Washington, D.C., 1972. Derek Strange has left the police department and set up shop as a private investigator. His former partner, Frank "Hound Dog" Vaughn, is still on the force. When a young woma… OL16152299W
The Martini Shot The Martini Shot George P. Pelecanos "Whether they're cops or conmen, savage killers or creative types, gangsters or God-fearing citizens, George Pelecanos' characters are always engaged in a fight for their lives. They fight to advance… OL19988999W
Shoedog Shoedog George P. Pelecanos Constantine, a drifter, hitches a lift from a driver who stops en route to collect some money. But the man who owes it doesn't have it, so he enrolls the two of them in a plot to rob a liquor store. … OL23545W
The turnaround The turnaround George P. Pelecanos This novel takes us on a journey from the rock-and-soul streets of the 1970s to the changing neighbourhoods of Washington DC today. It is a story about fathers and sons, wives and husbands, loss, vic… OL23546W
Right as Rain Right as Rain George P. Pelecanos 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 black policeman by a white po… OL23551W
Drama City Drama City George P. Pelecanos Lorenzo Brown loves his work. In his job as an officer for the Humane Society, he cruises the city streets, looking for dogs that are being mistreated - underfed, unclean, trained to kill. He takes p… OL23557W
The Night Gardener The Night Gardener George P. Pelecanos The Night Gardener is a 2006 crime novel by George Pelecanos. It is set in Washington, DC and focuses on homicide detective Gus Ramone, and ex-cops Dan "Doc" Holiday and TC Cook as they investigate t… OL23558W
Shame the Devil Shame the Devil George P. Pelecanos Several restaurant workers are murdered by a robber, whose brother is killed by police during the chaotic event. As everyone struggles to heal after the incident, the gunman is determined to kill eve… OL23559W
The Derek Strange Trilogy The Derek Strange Trilogy George P. Pelecanos This collection contains the first three novels featuring Washington DC ex-cops turned private investigators Derek Strange and Terry Quinn. The novels included are 'Right As Rain', 'Hell to Pay' and … OL27275792W