George Pelecanos, geboren 1957 als Sohn griechischer Einwanderer in Washington D.C., ist Kriminalschriftsteller, Journalist und Drehbuchautor. Bekannt wurde er nicht zuletzt durch seine Arbeit für die HBO-Serien The Wire und The Deuce. Bei ars vivendi erschienen seine Romane Hard Revolution (2017) und Das dunkle Herz der Stadt (2018).
26 Ebooks by George Pelecanos
Dennis Lehane & George Pelecanos: USA Noir
“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 …
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€18.65
Richard Currey & Kenji Jasper: D.C. Noir
Sixteen stories of capital crimes and misdemeanors—the basis for the film directed by George Pelecanos, producer and writer of The Wire. Mystery sensation Pelecanos pens the lead …
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€18.63
George Pelecanos: Prisoners
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 …
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George Pelecanos: Hard Revolution (eBook)
Washington, D. C., 1968: Der junge schwarze Polizist Derek Strange fährt bei der Metropolitan Police mit seinem weißen Partner Streife, während sich die Atmosphäre in der Stadt immer weiter aufheizt: …
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€17.99
George Pelecanos: Das dunkle Herz der Stadt (eBook)
Washington, D. C.: Bartender und Gelegenheitsdetektiv Nick Stefanos ist ziemlich am Ende und lebt eigentlich nur noch für den nächsten Drink. Als er eines Abends auf einer Parkbank am Anacostia River …
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€16.99
George Pelecanos: Turnaround
A brilliant novel from one of America’s finest literary crime writers…On a hot summer afternoon in Washington DC 1972, three white teenagers, stoned and fearless, drive a stolen car into a rough, …
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€3.99
George Pelecanos: Way Home
How far will a father go to save his son? A page-turning story of rebellion, greed, and the high price of a second chance from ‘one of the finest crime writers in America’ THE TIMES.Hidden beneath …
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George Pelecanos: Cut
The first in a stunning action-packed series from one of the writers of THE WIRE.Spero Lucas has a new line of work. Since he returned home after serving in Iraq, he has been doing special …
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George Pelecanos: Double
Every man has his dark side… Spero Lucas confronts his own in an explosive thriller from the writer of the award-winning THE WIRE.Spero Lucas is a young Iraq war vet now working as a PI in …
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George Pelecanos: Night Gardener
A great novel from one of America’s finest literary crime writers…They never found the killer.All they knew, back in the winter of 1985, was that someone was taking teenagers, killing them and …
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George Pelecanos: Shame The Devil
‘Perhaps the greatest living American crime writer’ STEPHEN KINGWashington, D.C., 1995. What should have been a straightforward restaurant robbery goes horribly wrong. Several workers are shot in …
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George Pelecanos: Right As Rain
The first in the excellent Strange and Quinn series from ‘The coolest writer in America’ GQ.Derek Strange and Terry Quinn are ex-cops turned private detectives in Washington, DC. Hired to investigate …
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George Pelecanos: Soul Circus
A young woman is brutally murdered and PIs Strange and Quinn are forced to confront their own part in the crime.Private Investigator Derek Strange and his partner, Terry Quinn, are running a PI …
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George Pelecanos: Hard Revolution
‘This is a wonderful powerful novel that deserves to win an Oscar’ TIME OUTIt’s the spring of 1968, the sun shines down on an America on the brink of civil war. Martin Luther King preaches in vain …
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George Pelecanos: Drama City
A brilliant novel from one of America’s finest literary crime writers: ‘His books will burn into your brain like no others’ WASHINGTON POSTLorenzo Brown is fresh out of the clink. The former drug …
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George Pelecanos: Hell To Pay
A fatal shooting that strikes too close to home leaves PI Derek Strange determined to find the killer – whatever the cost. From one of the award-winning writers of THE WIRE.Set in darkest, downtown …
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George Pelecanos: Nick’s Trip
A stylish and gripping crime novel from one of the acclaimed writers of THE WIRE.Part-time PI Nick Stefanos doesn’t tail wives anymore. But when a childhood friend steps into Nick’s bar after 15 …
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George Pelecanos: Firing Offense
The first in the Nick Stefanos trilogy from one of the acclaimed writers of THE WIRE.Advertising director Nick Stefanos is well acquainted with the seedy side of the electronics business – blow-out …
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George Pelecanos: Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go
A gritty urban crime thriller from one of the award-winning writers of THE WIRE.Like most of the trouble in Nick Stefanos’ life, it started with a drink. Lying in the darkness, drunk and immobile, …
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George Pelecanos: What It Was
A riveting crime novel from one of the writers of THE WIRE.Washington, D.C., 1972. Derek Strange has left the police department and set up shop as a private investigator. His former partner, Frank …
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George Pelecanos: Martini Shot and Other Stories
From the writer of the HBO series Treme and The Wire comes a brand new collection of short stories What really goes on beneath the surface of a city?There’s the slum kid whose basketball skills earn …
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George Pelecanos: Man Who Came Uptown
From writer and producer on HBO’s THE WIRE and THE DEUCE comes one of the most critically-acclaimed crime novels of the year:’He is, quite simply, among America’s finest crime writers. This latest …
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George Pelecanos: El hombre que volvió a la ciudad
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. …
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George Pelecanos: Buster: A Dog
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 …
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George Pelecanos: Owning Up
‘Perhaps the greatest living American crime writer’ Stephen King After the Carusos family home is destroyed by police with a no-knock warrant, the family struggle to return to normal. Two former …
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