Derek Strange and Terry Quinn Series, 5: What It Was Lib/E (Audiobook)

from squealermusic

I'm a fan, and I like the way he sets up stories and brings all the characters together. This is high-quality pulp.

from booksgaloreca

Story and writing were good...just a bit too 'gritty' for my taste.

from johnwbeha

Derek Strange tells Nick Stefanos a story of murder, mayhem and a ring from 40 years before set, as ever, in Washington DC, but this time in 1972, the month of the Watergate burglary. Pelecanos tells us in the forward that he was "written in a fever" which is exactly how it reads, I found it almo...

from norinrad10

Let's be clear here, this is a throwaway book. It is just an exercise in writing. A story that really means nothing. Ah...but what a glorious throwaway it is. It is a true testament to the power of Pelecanos as a writer. Set in DC in the early 70's it tells the story of a minor criminal and the o...