Having completed this great quartet, pelecanos moved on to other characters, but now, in what it was, he returns to strange, in 1972, as a 26yearold private detective. Since then, author pelecanos has penned multiple novel. Less a thriller, more a character study and polemic, the way home riffs on similar themes to last years the turnaround juvenile crime. Pelecanos on the enduring power of true grit true grit is a tale of vengeance told in the deceptively innocent voice of a 14yearold frontier girl. Nobody can teach george pelecanos anything he doesnt already know about the inherent drama in the fatherson dynamic. The turnaround is a solid read that offers a valuable glimpse into the lives of members of different communities, even if those characters seems forced or stereotypical at times. He worked as a line cook, dishwasher, bartender, and womans shoe salesman before publishing his first novel in 1992. His characters hover between sin and salvation, prison and freedom. Though pelecanos works under the aegis of crime writer his novels. This is the official george pelecanos fan page run by his publisher little, brown. He started his writing career in the year 1992 with the release of his first book titled a firing offense.
If you regard crime fiction as an avenue of escape from the troubling realities of modern society, george pelecanos is not for you. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Soul circus, hard revolution, drama city, the night gardener, the turnaround, the way home, the cut, what it was, the double. The only bad thing about a pelecanos book is i get hooked and finish these in a couple days and i have to wait for the next one. The turnaround isbn 9780316156479 pdf epub george p. The story here is actually a compelling one 30 years after. They quickly realize that the only way to take down red fury is to do it their own way. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. The coarsegrained, pungent america of his books has a bleak truth. As in the wire, pelecanos is at his best trading in. Drama city was a nominee for 2006 edgar allan poe award. Buy a cheap copy of the turnaround book by george pelecanos. The way home is another stellar effort from george pelecanos, one of the greatest working writers in america today. The turnaround is his 15th book and his most accomplished.
The turnaround by george pelecanos houston chronicle. Even when the choices seem generated by formula, they have a great. On a hot summer afternoon in 1972, three teenagers drove into an unfamiliar neighborhood and six lives were altered. Bestseller pelecanos the turnaround probes the volatile and fragile relationship between a father, thomas flynn, and his son, chris, in this. The turnaround is a return to form after recent belowpar entries, its unfolding narrative shot through with a visceral energy. Pelecanos is an american novelist of detective fiction.
I just finished george pelacanos book the turnaround. The way home is a morality tale, but the issue is not really the morality of the individual characters, even as they dominate the story. The way home by george pelecanos author autographed hardcover book first edition, first printing, mint, newunread in a flawless dust jacket in archival acetate cover, signed by the author. Acclaimed as one of americas most thoughtful crime novelists, george pelecanos continues to stretch the boundaries of his genre to explore the moral dimensions of human action in his latest novel, the. The turnaround book by george pelecanos thriftbooks. The way home by george pelecanospelecanos clearly feels strongly about his subjectmatter, which makes this a riveting read, says laura wilson. The way home by george pelecanosthe way home may not be everyones idea of a great novel, but its still pretty damn good, says john oconnell. Sure, its great when pelecanos spends time in the 70s. If the turnaround has one flaw, its the early chapters.
George pelecanos novels have won and also been nominated for various awards. The turnaround, by george pelecanos the independent. Unlike george pelecanoss two enormously ambitious nailbiters that have preceded it, the turnaround is a more modest but still hardhitting urban parable. Author george pelecanos writes what he knows in the martini shot in his new collection of short stories and a novella, pelecanos explores crime, adoption and writing from an. With his 15th novel, the turnaround, george pelecanos has written another powerful story that permits him to expound on the themes and issues his writing has centered on. Bestseller pelecanos the turnaround probes the volatile and fragile relationship between a father, thomas flynn, and his son. The authors excellent sense of the male psyche across a range of ages is more than up to the task of his latest book. The incident in the turnaround and the freeway phantom murders that inspired the night gardenerhaunted me since my teens, in the same way that the riots of 68 did, so i was always bound. Marilyn stasio, new york times the way home remains true to.
The way home by george pelecanos books the guardian. Its the second book of his that ive read and ill tell ya, i dont think im going back for more. With the cut, the 17th book of his remarkably productive and varied career, george pelecanos sets off on a new direction. Despite his own greek heritage, he evokes the black experience with. Author george pelecanos writes what he knows in the.
The way home by george pelecanos signed first edition book. Many of his 20 books are in the genre of detective fiction and set primarily in his hometown of washington, d. The way home is a strong followup to pelecanos previous effort the turnaround. Pelecanoss latest extra dark slice of washington street crime leaps back a generation to connect the backstory of private eye derek strange soul circus, 2003, etc. The descriptor crime fiction is always appended to pelecanos work but dont let that fool yougeorge pelecanos is one of americas best writers today. Pelecanos sat down 16 years ago to see if he could write a novel. The way homeby george pelecanoslittle, brown and co 323 pages. A novel of fathers and sons, wives and husbands, loss, victory and violent redemption, the turnaround is another compelling, highly charged novel from george pelecanos, the best crime. Redemption is a brief pit stop in the world of george pelecanos.
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