George Pelecanos is the author of many crime novels set in and around Washington, D.C.: A Firing Offense, Nick's Trip, Shoedog, Down By the River Where the Dead Men Go, The Big Blowdown, King Suckerman, The Sweet Forever, Shame the Devil, Right as Rain, Hell to Pay, Soul Circus, Hard Revolution, Drama City, and The Night Gardener.His latest novel is The Turnaround.
Pelecanos was also an Emmy nominee for HBO's The Wire.
For Newsweek, he named his five most important crime novels. One title on the list:
"Clockers" by Richard Price.Read more about Pelecanos' most important crime novels.
My generation's "Grapes of Wrath."
Listen to an excerpt from The Turnaround.
Visit the official George Pelecanos website.
For more on Pelecanos and Price, read: A novel for fans of HBO's "The Wire."
--Marshal Zeringue
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