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George Pelecanos

(b.1957)

George Pelecanos is an independent film producer, the recipient of numerous international writing awards, a producer and an Emmy-nominated writer of the HBO series The Wire, and the author of fifteen novels set in and around Washington, DC.

Awards: Barry (2007), LA Times (2003) see all

Genres: Mystery, Literary Fiction

Series

Nick Stefanos
   1. A Firing Offense (1992)
   2. Nick's Trip (1993)
   3. Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go (1995)

DC Quartet
   1. The Big Blowdown (1996)
   2. King Suckerman (1997)
   3. The Sweet Forever (1998)
   4. Shame the Devil (2000)

Derek Strange and Terry Quinn
   1. Right As Rain (2001)
   2. Hell To Pay (2002)
   3. Soul Circus (2003)
   4. Hard Revolution (2004)
   5. What It Was (2012)

Spero Lucas
1. The Cut (2011)
2. The Double (2013)

Novels

   Shoedog (1994)
   Drama City (2005)
   The Night Gardener (2006)
   The Turnaround (2008)
   The Way Home (2009)
   The Man Who Came Uptown (2018)

Collections

The Martini Shot (2015)
Owning Up (2024)

Novellas and Short Stories

Buster: A Dog (2024)

Series contributed to

Best American Mystery Stories
The Best American Mystery Stories 2008 (2008) (with Otto Penzler)

Akashic Noir
D.C. Noir 2 (2008)
D.C. Noir (2012)

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Books containing stories by George Pelecanos

Brutal & Strange (2023)
edited by
Jim Fusilli

Ink and Daggers (2023)
edited by
Maxim Jakubowski

The Highway Kind (2016)
Tales of Fast Cars, Desperate Drivers, and Dark Roads
edited by
Patrick Millikin

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Awards

	2007 Barry Award for Best Novel : The Night Gardener
	2003 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller : Soul Circus
	2002 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller : Hell To Pay
	1999 Falcon Award : The Big Blowdown

Award nominations

	2014 CrimeFest: eDunnit Award (nominee) : The Double
	2012 CrimeFest: eDunnit Award (nominee) : The Cut
	2010 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : The Way Home
	2006 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller (nominee) : The Night Gardener
	2006 Edgar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Drama City
	2005 Barry Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Hard Revolution
	2003 Shamus Award for Best PI Novel (nominee) : Hell To Pay
	2003 Dilys Award for Best Book (nominee) : Hell To Pay
	2003 Barry Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Hell To Pay
	2003 Anthony Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Hell To Pay
	2002 Barry Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Right As Rain
	2001 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : Right As Rain
	2000 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller (nominee) : Shame the Devil
	1998 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : King Suckerman

George Pelecanos recommends

That Left Turn at Albuquerque (2020)
Scott Phillips
"Phillips is a fearless, ambitious writer who never makes a false move."

Murder in Saint Germain (2017)
(Aimee Leduc, book 17)
Cara Black
"As stylish and sexy as the city Cara Black knows so well."

The Second Girl (2016)
(Frank Marr, book 1)
David Swinson
"The Second Girl is a terrific DC crime novel."

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