I’m not generally a big mystery reader — not like my mom or grandmother, certainly, who devour the genre. But I was given this book for my birthday a few weeks ago, so took it on my trip to China so I’d have something to read. Short version is that it’s a very good book. Slightly longer version is that Pelecanos is a writer for my favorite TV show, “The Wire,” and this book really reads like an episode of The Wire watches. Great dialog; complex, intertwined story lines; a lot of open-ended threads. It got a little confusing in places, but that could have been my fault because of jet lag & such. Anyway, Pelecanos has been writing for a long time, so if you’re into Law & Order type crime drama, you should check this one out.
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Aug 30, 16:10 › Craig: Triumph!!! and..... Aug 20, 16:27 › l.m.orchard: +1 to everything you wrote here, including the bits Aug 16, 12:50 › dria: King Crimson is probably more musically/technically Aug 16, 5:32 › Al Jigen Billings: I feel the same way about Trent Reznor and Nine Inch