Spero Lucas: The Cut Lib/E (Audiobook)

from BookBully

The new book by George Pelecanos is said to be the first in a new series built around Spero Lucas, a young Marine veteran living back in his hometown of Washington, D.C. As usual, Pelecanos knows his way not only around a thriller but around the seamier side of our nation's capital. He introduces...

from miyurose

I've been a fan of Pelecanos ever since I found out he was one of the creators of The Wire (I'm surely not the first person to tell you to watch that show), and I actually liked this book a little more than the last couple of his I've read. It's still set in the Washington D.C. area, which he doe...

from norinrad10

Along with Richard Price and James Lee Burke, George Pelecanos is setting the bar for American crime fiction. Like the fore mentioned he also uses the setting as much as a character as any of the people. In this case its the city of Washington D.C.. Spero Lucas is a gulf war vet that finds things...

from dyarington

This is the first Pelecanos book I have read. I finished it in three days-a fast read for me.Obviously a writer about D.C., Pelecanos drips with authenticity with streets, neighborhoods and restaurants. I wish i lived there to check him out, but my guess is he's right on target. His euphemisms ar...

from nwreader14

Spero Lucas, ex-marine and part time private investigator, has a talent for finding lost items. His investigations gain the notice of Anwan Hawkins, a drug dealer awaiting trial whose traffic has recently been interrupted by a series of product thefts. Spero agrees to help retrieve the product or...