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-- District of Columbia noir.c2006., Akashic Books Edition: eBook ed. Summary Note: Mystery sensation Pelecanos pens the lead story and edits this groundbreaking collection of stories detailing the seedy underside of the nation's capital. This is not an anthology of ill-conceived and inauthentic political thrillers. Instead, in D.C. Noir, pimps, whores, gangsters, and con-men run rampant in zones of this city that most never hear about.
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2015., Little, Brown and company Call No: MYS Fic Pel Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "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 or simply to survive; they fight against odds, against enemies, even against themselves. In this, his first collection of stories, the acclaimed novelist introduces readers to a vivid and eclectic cast of combatants. A seasoned claims investigator tracks a supposedly dead man from Miami to Brazil, only to be thrown off his game by a kid from the local slum. An aging loser takes a last stab at respectability by becoming a police informant. A Greek-American couple adopts an interracial trio of sons and then struggles to keep their family together, giving us a stirring bit of background on one of Pelecanos' most beloved protagonists, Spero Lucas. In the title novella - which takes its name from Hollywood slang for the last shot of the day, the one that comes before the liquor shots begin - we go behind the scenes of a television cop show, where a writer gets caught up in a drama more real than anything he could have conjured for a script. By turns heartbreaking and humane, brutal and funny, these finely constructed tales expose the violence and striving beneath the surface of any city and within any human heart. Tough, sexy, fast-paced, and crackling with energy, The Martini Shot is Pelecanos at his very best"-- Publisher.
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By Dale, James Badge, 1978- Seda, Jon Mazzello, Joseph, 1983- Zimmer, Hans Zanelli, Geoff, 1974- Neely, Blake Schenkkan, Robert, 1953- Pelecanos, George P Martin, Cherylanne London, Todd (Todd Mitchell) Shareshian, Steve Van Patten, Timothy, 1959- McKenna, Bruce C Spielberg, Steven, 1946- Hanks, Tom Playtone (Firm) Dreamworks Pictures Home Box Office (Firm) Warner Hoc2010., Home Box Office : Distributed by Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Pacific Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: The extraordinary experiences of three men and their fellow Marines take them from the first clash with the Japanese in the haunted jungles of Guadalcanal, through the impenetrable rain forests of Cape Gloucester, across the blasted coral strongholds of Peleliu, up the black sand terraces of Iwo Jima, through the killing fields of Okinawa, to the triumphant, yet uneasy, return home after V-J Day.
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c2009., Little, Brown Call No: Fic Pel Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "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 dating a woman he respects, and, aside from the distrust that lingers in his father's eyes, his mistakes are firmly in the past. One day on the job, Chris and his partner come across a temptation almost too big to resist. Chris does the right thing, but old habits and instincts rise to the surface, threatening this new-found stability with sudden treachery and violence. With his father and his most trusted friends, he takes one last chance to blast past the demons trying to pull him back."--Inside jacket.
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-- Wire.By Simon, David, 1960- Pelecanos, George West, Dominic, 1970- Bauer, Chris Ben-Victor, Paul Doman, John, 1945- Elba, Idris Faison, Frankie Gilliard, Larry Harris, Wood, 1969- Lovejoy, Deirdre, 1962- Peters, Clarke Pierce, Wendell Reddick, Lance Royo, Andre Ryan, Amy Sohn, Sonja Home Box Office (Firm) HBO Video (Firm)[2004]., HBO Video Call No: DVD Fic Wire 2 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: The wire Volume: 2Summary Note: A horrific discovery is about to blow the whole port of Baltimore harbor inside out.
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By Thorson, Karen L Noble, Nina K Pelecanos, George P Simon, David, 1960- Chappelle, Joe West, Dominic, 1970- Doman, John, 1945- Faison, Frankie Elba, Idris Gillen, Aidan, 1968- Harris, Wood, 1969- Lovejoy, Deirdre, 1962- Peters, Clarke Pierce, Wendell Reddick, Lance Royo, Andre Sohn, Sonja True, Jim Wisdom, Robert Home Box Office (Firm)[2006]., Adult, Home Box Office Call No: DVD Fic Wire 3 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: The wire Volume: 3Summary Note: The heat is on in Baltimore. The drug war is being lost, bodies are piling up, and a desperate mayor wants the tide turned before the election. But no matter how hard McNulty and the detail try, the dealers always seem to be one step ahead of the game.