George Pelecanos is an independent-film producer, an essayist, the recipient of numerous international writing awards, a producer and an EMMY-nominated writer on the HBO hit series THE WIRE. He is the author of a bestselling series of novels set in and around Washington, DC, including HARD REVOLUTION, DRAMA CITY and WHAT IT WAS. He is currently a writer and producer for the acclaimed HBO series TREME. He lives in Maryland with his wife and three children.
One of the finest crime writers of his generation * TIME OUT NEW YORK * There is no finer American crime writer working today * CHICAGO SUN TIMES * Think of it as Chinatown meets Glengarry Glen Ross * WASHINGTON POST * Perhaps the greatest living crime writer * Stephen King * To miss out on Pelecanos would be criminal * Barry Gifford * Pelecanos is incapable of writing a book that isn't gripping * THE TIMES *