What It Was by George Pelecanos - ISBN: 9781409139508
Paperback
DC, 1972: Ex-cop hunts ruthless killer in a world gone wrong.

What It Was

From Co-Creator of Hit HBO Show ‘We Own This City’

  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    17 December 2012

Summary

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 woman comes to Strange asking for his help recovering a cheap ring she claims has sentimental value, the case leads him onto Vaughn’s turf, where a local drug addict’s been murdered, shot point-blank in his apartment. Soon both men are on the trail of a ruthless killer: Red Fury, so called for his look…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781409139508
ISBN-10:1409139506
Author:George Pelecanos
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Orion
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:17 December 2012
Weight:250g
Dimensions:197mm x 132mm x 22mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

a taut, lyrical, nostalgic look at times gone by and the morality which remains.

a taut, lyrical, nostalgic look at times gone by and the morality which remains. * CATHOLIC HERALD *

About The Author

George Pelecanos

George Pelecanos is an independent film producer, an essayist, the recipient of numerous international writing awards, a producer and an EMMY-nominated writer on the HBO hit series THE WIRE. He is the author of a bestselling series of crime novels set in and around Washington, D.C.

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