Fuoco nero
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9788838489747 (8838489742)
Publish date: 2007
Publisher: Piemme
Pages no: 381
Edition language: Italian
Series: Derek Strange and Terry Quinn (#4)
The Strange brothers grow up in Washington DC in the 1950's and 60's and take radically different paths. Derek becomes a cop while Dennis doesn't become much of anything. Can Dennis avoid ending up in jail for running with the wrong crowd? Can Derek keep his personal feelings out of his police wo...
Every time I pick up a George Pelecanos book, I have to convince myself to get it: his stories just don't seem to translate very well to compelling book-jacket blurbs. And every time, I am so glad I did.What Pelecanos does so beautifully is to portray the often-boring everyday routines of police of...
One of the very best books I've read in recent years. Pelecanos know D.C. and can tell a story like no one else. I went to a signing he did when this book came out and he gave out CDs with music from the time period in which the book is set. It was a great soundtrack to have on while reading.
12 years ago
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