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Overview
From "the poet laureate of the D.C. crime world" (Esquire) comes this powerful early novelthe noirish story of how a Washington, D.C., liquor store heist shows a drifter named Constantine what it means to be a shoedog.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780316246569 |
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Publisher: | Little, Brown and Company |
Publication date: | 08/13/2013 |
Pages: | 208 |
Sales rank: | 533,134 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.75(d) |
About the Author
George Pelecanos is the bestselling author of twenty novels set in and around Washington, D.C. He is also an independent film producer, and a producer and Emmy-nominated writer on the HBO series The Wire, Treme, and The Deuce. He lives in Maryland.
Hometown:
Silver Spring, MarylandDate of Birth:
February 18, 1957Place of Birth:
Washington, D.C.Education:
B.A., University of Maryland at College Park, 1980Customer Reviews
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