New Releases by George Pelecanos

Quatre nouvelles qui évoquent la ville de Washington au fil de son histoire. Deux voyous se lient d’amitié en prison avant de découvrir, une fois libérés, à quel point leurs rêves d’une nouvelle vie diffèrent. Un écrivain jeté à terre par une équipe du SWAT intervenue chez lui analyse ce qui a pu pousser des policiers à obéir à des ordres insensés. Une grand-mère raconte à sa petite-fille un épisode tragique de sa vie durant la prohibition. Dans les années 70, un lycéen ordinaire tente de comprendre ce qui a pu motiver les tensions raciales violentes qui ont secoué la ville. Au travers d’évènements historiques emblématiques de Washington, George Pelecanos dépeint avec justesse des individus aux prises avec des questions qui les dépassent et nous interroge sur l’importance de la mémoire. Quatre nouvelles qui évoquent la ville de Washington au fil de son histoire. « Chaque fois que je lis un livre de George Pelecanos, je suis émerveillé. » Dennis Lehane

Pelecanos breaks new literary ground with the story of a dog''s life—from the dog''s perspective—on the streets of Washington, DC EVER WONDER WHAT GOES ON IN THE MIND OF A DOG? Buster is the story of one dog’s lifelong journey, as told by the animal himself. A strong and proud boxer, he spends his early days with a loving family in a public housing complex in Washington, DC. Abruptly, he is taken away by an abusive, alcoholic man, plunging Buster into a challenging, nightmarish existence. Over the course of his life, he will experience homelessness, tragedy, a harrowing stay in a shelter, and acts of kindness, including his adoption by an older gentleman grieving the death of his wife. At his peak, Buster lives with a young marijuana dealer who runs a profitable but dangerous business in the city. Along the way, Buster befriends other dogs and witnesses the best and worst aspects of humanity. As the seasons change, and change again, he begins to understand the finality of existence and in turn learns to appreciate the gift of life.

An enthralling anthology of 20 CWA Dagger Award-shortlisted gripping and thrilling stories for the most hardened crime fan. Featuring bestselling authors such as Ann Cleeves, Christopher Fowler and Val McDermid. OVER TWENTY CWA DAGGER AWARD-WINNING SHORT STORIES FROM THE BEST OF THE BEST IN CRIME FICTION Legendary editor, Maxim Jakubowski, delivers another chilling anthology collecting stories of cold-blooded murder, revenge and crimes-gone-wrong from the best of the best in crime fiction. Spine-chilling and gripping, these tales will grip you with their devious narrators and crafty twists. Featuring classic stories from Neil Gaiman, Ann Cleeves, Christopher Fowler, Val McDermid, Lavie Tidhar, Chris Simms, Christine Poulson, James Sallis, Victoria Selman, Conrad Williams, Stuart Neville, George Pelecanos, Simon Brett, John Lawton, Ken Bruen, Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins, Peter Robinson, Martyn Waites and Kevin Wignall.

Le grand retour de George Pelecanos En détention préventive pour vol, Michael Hudson attend sagement son procès en dévorant les livres que lui recommande Anna, la bibliothécaire de la prison. Et puis un jour, il se retrouve dehors, libre comme l’air. Enfin, pas tout à fait... Phil Ornazian, qui l’a fait sortir de détention, n’est pas aussi net qu’il y paraît. En plus d’arrêter les maquereaux, trafiquants et autres néonazis locaux, il a pour habitude de leur soutirer de fortes sommes, et c’est tout naturellement qu’il pense à Michael pour lui servir de chauffeur lors de ses expéditions. Michael, qui a retrouvé un emploi stable dans une Washington transformée, acceptera-t-il l’offre d’Ornazian? Telle est l’une des nombreuses questions que pose ce remarquable roman, dans lequel George Pelecanos nous fait partager son amour des livres et dépeint l’envers tristement glauque et émouvant de la capitale des États-Unis, sa muse depuis toujours. «Un des meilleurs romans policiers de l’année!» Publishers Weekly

»Den kanske bästa nu levande kriminalförfattaren.« Stephen King »En av USA:s främsta samtida författare.« TIME OUT Privatdetektiv Derek Strange och hans partner, Terry Quinn, driver en detektivbyrå i en sjaskig del av Washington, DC. En dag får de besök av en ung man som ger dem i uppdrag att söka upp hans försvunna flickvän - och så letar Strange och Quinn upp henne. Ännu en helt vanlig dag på jobbet? Inte riktigt. I denna dunkla värld är inget enkelt. Strange och Quinns utredning får som konsekvens att en ung mamma blir brutalt mördad - en förkrossande händelse som får dem båda att ifrågasätta den moral de lever efter. Och ändå måste de fortsätta sökandet efter ännu en person: En tonåring som rymt hemifrån, dykt upp i en porrfilm och därefter inte setts till igen. Steg för steg dras Strange och Quinn djupare in i mörkret, där de måste konfrontera illegal vapenhandel, maffialedare och langare - men också vanliga människor som dragits in i kriminalitetens hänsynslösa våld. GEORGE PELECANOS [f. 1957] är en av vår tids stora kriminalromanförfattare. Han är också känd som medförfattare och producent till den prisbelönta tv-serien The Wire och som medskapare och manusförfattare till den hyllade HBO-serien The Deuce.

Der junge Michael Hudson sitzt eine Haftstrafe wegen eines bewaffneten Raubüberfalls ab, an dem er als Fahrer beteiligt gewesen war. Im Gefängnis entdeckt er, der ohne Schulabschluss auf die schiefe Bahn geraten ist, das Lesen für sich. John Steinbeck, Elmore Leonard, Short Storys: Bücher werden für ihn zu einer Möglichkeit, sich über sein eigenes Leben klar zu werden. Eines Tages wird Michael völlig unerwartet entlassen. Er weiß nicht, dass sein Verfahren von Phil Ornazian, einem skrupellosen Privatdetektiv, der seine Familie über Wasser halten muss, manipuliert wurde. Während Michael im Alltag Fuß zu fassen versucht und als Küchenhilfe jobbt, ermittelt Ornazian in einem Vergewaltigungsfall in der Washingtoner Oberschicht. Für eine illegale, bewaffnete Operation braucht Ornazian einen Fahrer – und Michael steht gewissermaßen in seiner Schuld

Michael Hudson acaba de salir de la cárcel. Se ha librado de una condena larga gracias a Phil Ornazian, un detective que ha movido los hilos para que retiren la denuncia que pesaba sobre el chico. Decidido a reformarse, Michael quiere buscar un trabajo honrado y llevar una vida tranquila en Washington D. C. pero Ornazian quiere que le devuelva el favor, y le presiona para que le ayude a dar un último golpe...

Por el guionista y productor de la aclamada serie dramática The Wire. En una calurosa tarde del verano de 1972, tres adolescentes blancos -Alex Pappas y sus amigos Billy Cachoris y Pete Whitten- deciden conducir hacia un barrio marginal de Washington. La incursión supone que seis vidas se vean alteradas para siempre. A causa del enfrentamiento con tres chicos negros, Billy resulta muerto y Alex seriamente herido. En 2007, Alex regenta la cafetería de su familia y llora la muerte de su hijo, caído en Irak. Entonces, uno de los hombres negros que sobrevivieron al incidente del 72 contacta con él, abriendo la puerta a la reconciliación. Pero a la vez, otro superviviente, el hombre que hirió a Alex, sale de prisión con intención de extorsionarlo.

«Chaque fois que je lis un roman de George Pelecanos, je reste un rien intimidé, un rien envieux, et totalement certain d’avoir vécu le mariage parfait entre art et vérité. Ce mec est un trésor national.» Dennis Lehane Washington D.C., 1972. Le jour où une jeune femme vient le voir pour lui demander de retrouver une bague à laquelle elle dit beaucoup tenir, Derek Strange, ancien flic devenu privé, se retrouve sur le terrain de chasse de Frank Vaughn, son ancien collègue resté policier. La bague a en effet été volée par un petit junkie abattu chez lui à bout portant. Les deux hommes se retrouvent alors peu à peu à traquer une espèce de tueur fou, un certain «Red Fury» Jones, ainsi nommé en raison de son look et du modèle de décapotable rouge que conduit sa compagne, une tenancière de bordel. Vite confrontés à une escalade de violence à laquelle ils ne s’attendaient pas, Strange et Vaughn comprennent qu’il va leur falloir agir à leur façon s’ils veulent avoir une chance de capturer le couple infernal...

Short stories and a novella from one of crime fiction''s most revered writers. 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.

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“All the heavy hitters, from Michael Connelly in Los Angeles to Joyce Carol Oates in suburban New Jersey . . . an important anthology.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice) Features Dennis Lehane’s story “Animal Rescue,” the inspiration for the movie The Drop starring Tom Hardy. Launched with the summer 2004 award-winning bestseller Brooklyn Noir, the groundbreaking Akashic Noir series now includes over sixty volumes and counting. The stories in USA Noir “represent the best of the U.S.-based anthologies, and the list of contributors include virtually anyone who’s made the best-seller list with a work of crime fiction in the last decade . . . a must-have anthology” (Booklist, starred review). Featuring stories by: Dennis Lehane, Don Winslow, Michael Connelly, George Pelecanos, Susan Straight, Jonathan Safran Foer, Laura Lippman, Pete Hamill, Joyce Carol Oates, Lee Child, T. Jefferson Parker, Lawrence Block, Terrance Hayes, Jerome Charyn, Jeffery Deaver, Maggie Estep, Bayo Ojikutu, Tim McLoughlin, Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, Reed Farrel Coleman, Megan Abbott, Elyssa East, James W. Hall, J. Malcolm Garcia, Julie Smith, Joseph Bruchac, Pir Rothenberg, Luis Alberto Urrea, Domenic Stansberry, John O’Brien, S.J. Rozan, Asali Solomon, William Kent Krueger, Tim Broderick, Bharti Kirchner, Karen Karbo, and Lisa Sandlin. One of Zoom Street Magazine’s Favorite Books of 2014 One of “100 Best Books for Readers Young and Old,” HispanicBusiness.com “Perhaps the single most impressive feature of the collection is its range of voices, from Joyce Carol Oates’ faux innocent young family to Megan Abbott’s impressionable high school kids to the chorus of peremptory voices S.J. Rozan plants in a haunted thief’s head. Eat your heart out, Walt Whitman: These are the folks who hear America singing, and moaning and screaming.”—Kirkus Reviews

Every man has his dark side . . . Spero Lucas confronts his own in the most explosive thriller yet from one of America''s best-loved crime writers. The job seems simple enough: retrieve the valuable painting -- "The Double" -- Grace Kinkaid''s ex-boyfriend stole from her. It''s the sort of thing Spero Lucas specializes in: finding what''s missing, and doing it quietly. But Grace wants more. She wants Lucas to find the man who humiliated her -- a violent career criminal with a small gang of brutal thugs at his beck and call. Lucas is a man who knows how to get what he wants, whether it''s a thief on the run -- or a married woman. In the midst of a steamy, passionate love affair that he knows can''t last, in pursuit of a dangerous man who will stop at nothing to get what he wants, Lucas is forced to decide what kind of man he is -- and how far he''ll go to get what he wants.

Lorenzo Brown loves his work. In his job as an officer for the Humane Society, he cruises the city streets, looking for dogs that are being mistreated - underfed, unclean, trained to kill. He takes pride in making their lives better. And that pride helps Lorenzo resist the pull of easier money doing the kind of work that got him a recent prison bid. Rachel Lopez loves her work, too. By day she is a parole officer, helping people - Lorenzo Brown among them - along a path to responsibility and advancement. At night she heads for the city''s hotel bars, where she can always find a man who will let her act out her damage. She loses herself in sex and drink and more. But Rachel''s nights are taking a toll on her days. Lorenzo knows the signs. The trouble is, he truly needs her right now. There''s an eruption coming in the streets he left behind, the kind of territorial war that takes down everyone even near it. Lorenzo needs every shred of support he can get to keep from being sucked back into that battleground. He reaches out to Rachel - but she may be too far gone to help either of them. Writing with the grace and force that have earned him praise as "the poet laureate of the crime world," George Pelecanos has created a novel about two scarred and fallible people who must navigate one of life''s most brutal passages. It is an unforgettable, moving, even shocking story that will leave no reader unchanged.

From "the poet laureate of the D.C. crime world" (Esquire) comes this powerful early novel--the noirish story of how a Washington, D.C., liquor store heist shows a drifter named Constantine what it means to be a shoedog.

Internet et le suivi en ligne des livraisons de colis offrent aux trafiquants de drogue d’aujourd’hui un moyen idéal de faire transiter la came sans éveiller le moindre soupçon. Jusqu’au jour où le paquet tombe entre les mains de la mauvaise personne. C’est la triste expérience dont est victime le dealer Anwan Hawkins, qui dirige les opérations depuis sa prison. Résultat: 130 000 dollars envolés. Excédé, il embauche Spero Lucas, un ex-marine revenu d’Irak dont il a entendu dire beaucoup de bien tant ses dons d’observation et de déduction sont affûtés. Et il ne se trompait pas: Spero comprend vite que ce sont Tavon et Edwin, les assistants du dealer, qui ont «perdu» le colis. Spero se retrouve alors confronté aux milieux les plus violents de Washington D.C. Le prix à payer pour toucher sa commission de 40 %. "Une nouvelle série géniale ! " Lee Child

"George Pelecanos è uno degli scrittori che, insieme a Dennis Lehane, sposta i confini del thriller nel territorio della letteratura." The New York Times

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 looks and the car his girlfriend drives, but a name that fits his personality all too well. Red Fury doesn''t have a retirement plan, as Vaughn points out - he doesn''t care who he has to cross, or kill, to get what he wants. As the violence escalates and the stakes get higher, Strange and Vaughn know the only way to catch their man is to do it their own way. Rich with details of place and time - the cars, the music, the clothes - and fueled by non-stop action, this is Pelecanos writing in the hard-boiled noir style that won him his earliest fans and placed him firmly in the ranks of the top crime writers in America.

Gus Ramone, voormalig rechercheur Interne Zaken, werkt nu voor de afdeling Zware Misdrijven. Zijn nieuwste zaak betreft de moord op het tienermeisje Asa, wier lichaam is aangetroffen in een openbare binnentuin. De moord doet Gus sterk denken aan een zaak van twintig jaar geleden, toen hij als surveillanceagent met zijn partner Dan Holiday detective T.C. Cook assisteerde. Het ging destijds om een serie moorden op tieners, maar de dader werd nooit gepakt - voor alle rechercheurs een blijvende frustratie. Cook is inmiddels met pensioen, Holiday is vanwege omstreden gedrag uit het korps gestapt. De moord op Asa brengt de drie mannen weer bij elkaar. Maar de hernieuwde samenwerking zet de onderlinge verhoudingen op scherp en kwesties uit het verleden spelen opnieuw op. Met Tuinier van de nacht bereikt George Pelecanos een nieuw hoogtepunt in zijn carrière: dit is een beklemmend en onvergetelijk verhaal over de gruweldaden waartoe de mens is staat is, maar ook over de vriendschap en loyaliteit tussen drie die hard cops, voor altijd getekend door hun gezamenlijke verleden.

De moeizame en onstuimige relatie tussen Thomas Flynn en zijn zoon Chris lijkt in rustiger vaarwater te zijn gekomen. Nadat Chris in een jeugdgevangenis heeft gezeten, lijken het wantrouwen en het gebrek aan respect te verdwijnen. Maar als een inbraak de ongemakkelijke wapenstilstand tussen vader en zoon doorbreekt, loopt de spanning weer op. Zal Chris terugvallen in zijn oude patroon van verraad en geweld of weet hij het tij te keren? De weg naar huis is een avontuurlijke roman over het dilemma van een tweede kans. Hoe ver gaat een vader om zijn zoon van de ondergang te redden? George Pelecanos heeft drama, compassie en noodlot op meesterlijke wijze verwerkt tot een vlijmscherp en overrompelend verhaal, dat zich ook ditmaal afspeelt in de straten van Washington.

Spero Lucas har ett nytt yrke. Sedan han kom hem från kriget i Irak har en brottsmålsadvokat anlitat honom för särskilda undersökningar. Lucas är bra på det, och har skapat sig en speciell nisch: att leta upp och återta stöldgods, utan att ställa obekväma frågor. Bara han får sin andel u001a fyrtio procent. När en mäktig knarkboss anlitar Lucas för att ta reda på vem som stulit från hans verksamhet är det hans största uppdrag hittills. Riskerna är avsevärda, liksom den hägrande betalningen. Men innan Lucas har lyckats hitta det stulna knarket har han trasslat in sig i en värld av män vars omoral och våldsamhet får marken att börja rämna omkring honom. Han inser att faran han utsatt sig för inte längre bara gäller honom själv, utan också de människor han älskar. Andelen är den första boken i en ny serie kriminalromaner av George Pelecanos med Irak-veteranen Spero Lucas i huvudrollen. GEORGE PELECANOS [f. 1957] är en av vår tids stora kriminalromanförfattare. Han är också känd som medförfattare och producent till den prisbelönta tv-serien The Wire. »Kanske den bästa nu levande kriminalromanförfattaren.« STEPHEN KING »Vilken återkomst! Hårdkokt och noir men samtidigt en mänsklig och kärleksfull berättelse om människor som försöker hantera det liv de fötts tillu001a Andelen måste vara det bästa som Pelecanos skrivit.« BENGT ERIKSSON, KRISTIANSTADSBLADET »Miljön, berättartempot, den intelligenta rösten bakom denna hårdkokta story med udd av samhällskritik håller läsaren fången.« KOMUNALARBETAREN »Den som gillar tv-serien The Wire gillar också Andelen. En riktigt bra roman.u001a« ÖSTERSUNDSPOSTEN »Varje gång jag läser någon av Pelecanos romaner u001a och Andelen kan vara den bästa hittills u001a känner jag vördnad och ett styng av avundsjuka.« DENNIS LEHANE »Det är en hårdkokt berättelse, en sorts western där allt dras mot den oundvikliga revolverduellen på öppen gata, fast här aningen maskerad till modern noir. Och en historia där staden har lika stor betydelse som de människor som verkar i den.« PER MAGNUSSON, DAST MAGAZINE »Mr Pelecanos tillhör en liten krets författare som vidgat kriminalromanens gränser och tagit in den på litteraturens område.« NEW YORK TIMES »Pelecanos böcker bränner sig in i hjärnan på dig som inga andra.« WASHINGTON POST

Washington, anni Settanta. Una sera d''estate, dopo aver bevuto e fumato troppo, tre adolescenti bianchi sconfinano in un quartiere nero, in cerca di guai e divertimento. Uno di loro resta ucciso. Anni dopo, le conseguenze di quella notte torneranno a tormentare i sopravvissuti.

Crime fiction writer George Pelecanos introduces Spero Lucas, an anti-hero making his place in the world one battle at a time. Includes a bonus work of short fiction focusing on Spero''s early life. Spero Lucas has a new line of work. Since he returned home to Washington, D.C. after serving in Iraq, he has been doing special investigations for a defense attorney. He''s good at it, and he has carved out a niche: recovering stolen property, no questions asked. His cut is forty percent. A high-profile crime boss who has heard of Lucas''s specialty hires him to find out who has been stealing from his operation. It''s the biggest job Spero has ever been offered, and he quickly gets a sense of what''s going on. But before he can close in on what''s been taken, he tangles with a world of men whose amorality and violence leave him reeling. Is any cut worth your family, your lover, your life? The first in a series of thrillers featuring Spero Lucas, The Cut is the latest confirmation of why George Pelecanos is "perhaps America''s greatest living crime writer."-Stephen King

In the summer of 1976, the nation''s capital is gearing up for the Bicentennial. Captain Beefheart''s on the eight-track, and the hot new film "King Suckerman" has everyone talking. Two knockaround guys named Clay and Karras are out looking for trouble when they stumble onto a drug deal gone bad and end up with a pile of money that isn''t theirs. When the well-armed dealer starts spilling blood to get to the cash, Clay and Karras must take a stand, go straight, and get justice--or maybe just sweet revenge.

One of the 1990s'' rising stars of crime fiction delivers a bold, brilliant tale of mystery, revenge, and survival in the 1980s, when cocaine and money ruled the city streets and even the good guys wanted a piece of the action.

"You already been a punk. Least you can do is go out like a man." Then a dull popping sound and a quiet splash. In his third appearance in George Pelecanos''s acclaimed series, Nick Stefanos has been spending too much time with bad women and bad booze. Which is why he wakes up one blurry morning on the banks of the Anacostia River, hungover and miserable -- and now a witness to a murder. With the help of a partner as straight-arrow as Nick is bent, Nick decides to track down the killer, an investigation that leads them through the roughest part of the nation''s capital, and into the blackest parts of the human soul.

In this superbly crafted DC noir, hard-drinking Nick Stefanos is hired to find a friend''s missing wife -- if he doesn''t hit rock bottom first. Nick Stefanos has given up his job in sales to tend bar at the Spot, where drinks and women are both a bit too easily available, and the routine is starting to feel as dead-end as his last gig. But things are about to change. First, his high-school friend Billy Goodrich asks him to find his wife April, who he says left him for small-time crime boss Joey DiGeordano. In fact, April has taken off with hog farmer/bondage freak Tommy Crane and, it turns out, with $200,000 of DiGeordano family money. There are powerful enemies on her trail -- and now on Nick''s trail, too. Discover the early work of the Emmy-nominated writer from The Wire and The Deuce, whose authentic sense of place, sharp musical references, and hardboiled style make him one of the most acclaimed in the mystery genre.

As the advertising director of Nutty Nathan''s, Nick Stefanos knows all the tricks of the electronics business. Blow-out sales and shady deals were his life. When one of the stockboys disappears, it''s not news: just another metalhead who went off chasing some dream of big money and easy living. But the kid reminded Nick of himself twelve years ago: an angry punk hooked on speed metal and the fast life. So when the boy''s grandfather begs Nick to find the kid, Nick says he''ll try. A Firing Offense, Nick Stefanos'' debut, shows why, as Barry Gifford puts it, "To miss out on Pelecanos would be criminal."

Several restaurant workers are murdered by a robber, whose brother is killed by police during the chaotic event. As everyone struggles to heal after the incident, the gunman is determined to kill everyone involved in his brother''s death.