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George P. Pelecanos

Greek-American author. Many of his works are in the genre of detective fiction and set primarily in his hometown of Washington, D.C. He is also a film and television producer and a television writer.

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American author (born 1957)

Born 1957

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  • Cover of: The Night Gardener: A Novel
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    Cover of edition eljardineronoctu0000pele Cover of edition nightgardenernov00pele Cover of edition nightgardenerno000pele Cover of edition nightgardener0000pele_o3x7 Cover of edition nightgardener00geor_1 Cover of edition nightgardener0000pele_b0w2 Cover of edition nightgardener0000geor Cover of edition nightgardener00pele_0 Cover of edition nightgardener0000pele First published in 2006 — 21 editions
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  • Cover of: Soul circus
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    Cover of edition isbn_9780446611428 Cover of edition soulcircusnovel0000pele_p0z7 Cover of edition soulcircus0000pele Cover of edition soulcircusnovel0000pele Cover of edition soulcircus0000pele_w9b7 Cover of edition soulcircusnovel00pele Cover of edition soulcircusnovel0000pele_q7d7 First published in 2003 — 20 editions
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  • Cover of: Drama City
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    Cover of edition dramacitynovel0000pele_b2k6 Cover of edition dramacitynovel0000pele_h7p5 Cover of edition dramacitynovel0000pele_s2o9 Cover of edition dramacitynovel00pele Cover of edition dramacitynovel0000pele_n9z8 Cover of edition dramacitynovel0000pele First published in 2005 — 18 editions
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  • Cover of: Right as rain: a novel
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    Cover of edition blanccommeneiger0000pele Cover of edition rightasrainnove000pele Cover of edition rightasrain0000pele_s2s6 Cover of edition rightasrain0000pele Cover of edition isbn_9780786256099 Cover of edition rightasrainnovel0000pele Cover of edition onlyforknight00welf First published in 2001 — 17 editions
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  • Cover of: Hard revolution: a novel
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    Cover of edition harderevolutie0000pele Cover of edition hardrevolution0000pele Cover of edition hardrevolutionno0000pele Cover of edition hardrevolutionno00pele Cover of edition hardrevolutionno0000pele_r5k9 Cover of edition hardrevolutionno0000pele_w9l0 Cover of edition hardrevolution00pele_0 First published in 2003 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: Hell to Pay
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    Cover of edition degroteafrekenin0000pele Cover of edition helltopay0000pele Cover of edition isbn_0446611328 Cover of edition helltopaynovel00pele Cover of edition helltopay0000pele_x0d9 Cover of edition isbn_9780786256150 First published in 2002 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: The cut
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    Cover of edition unebaladedanslan0000pele Cover of edition cut0000pele_v5q0 Cover of edition cut0000pele_j5w2 Cover of edition cut0000pele_o6j3 Cover of edition cut0000pele Cover of edition cutnovel00pele Cover of edition cut0000pele_q9o9 Cover of edition cutnovel0000pele First published in 2011 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: The Turnaround
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    Cover of edition turnaroundnovel0000pele Cover of edition turnaroundnovel00pele_0 Cover of edition turnaround0000pele_f8f4 Cover of edition turnaround0000pele Cover of edition turnaroundnovel00pele Cover of edition turnaround0000peleca First published in 2008 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: Shame the Devil
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    Cover of edition shamedevil0000pele Cover of edition shamedevilnovel0000pele Cover of edition shamedevilnovel00pele First published in 2000 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: The way home
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    Cover of edition wayhome0000pele_f9s2 Cover of edition wayhome0000pele_c5y9 Cover of edition wayhome0000pele_a8o0 Cover of edition wayhome0000pele_i0x6 Cover of edition wayhome0000pele_d1k1 Cover of edition wayhomenovel00pele Cover of edition wayhome0000pele First published in 2009 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: King Suckerman: a novel
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    Cover of edition kingsuckerman00pele First published in 1997 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Down by the river where the dead men go
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    Cover of edition downbyriverwhere00pele Cover of edition downbyriverwhere0000pele First published in 1995 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: What it was: a novel
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    Cover of edition whatitwas0000pele Cover of edition whatitwas0000pele_s5k9 Cover of edition whatitwas0000pele_e2z4 Cover of edition whatitwasnovel00pele_0 Cover of edition whatitwas0000pele_b7z1 First published in 2012 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Nick's trip
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    Cover of edition nickstrip0000pele Cover of edition nickstrip00pele Cover of edition nickstrip00pele First published in 1993 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Shoedog
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    Cover of edition shoedog0000pele First published in 1994 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Sweet Forever
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    Cover of edition sweetforever0000pele Cover of edition sweetforevernove00pele First published in 1998 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: A firing offense
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    Cover of edition firingoffense0000pele_c4z8 Cover of edition firingoffensefiv00geor Cover of edition firingoffense00pele Cover of edition firingoffense0000pele_y7h8 First published in 1992 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The Martini Shot: and Other Stories
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    Cover of edition martinishotnovel0000pele Cover of edition martinishotnovel0000pele_y9t1 Cover of edition martinishotnovel0000pele_f3l2 Cover of edition martinishotother0000pele First published in 2015 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The big blowdown
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    Cover of edition bigblowdown0000pele Cover of edition bigblowdown00pele Cover of edition bigblowdown0000geor Cover of edition bigblowdown00pele Cover of edition bigblowdown0000pele_b1o4 First published in 1996 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The man who came uptown
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    Cover of edition manwhocameuptown0000pele_u9g3 First published in 2018 — 6 editions
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American author (born 1957)

Born 1957

Subjects

Fiction, Washington (d.c.), fiction, Private investigators, Private investigators, fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiled, Detective and mystery stories, Stefanos, nick (fictitious character), fiction, Large type books, Strange, derek (fictitious character), fiction, African American detectives, Derek Strange (Fictitious character), Drug traffic, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Nick Stefanos (Fictitious character), African americans, fiction, American Detective and mystery stories, Bartenders, Fiction, suspense, New York Times reviewed, Quinn, terry (fictitious character), fiction, American fiction, Crime, fiction, Criminals, fiction, Death

Places

Washington (D.C.), 6th District, Fort Dupont Park, Greenway, United States

People

Aldan Tinsley, Anthony Antonelli, Asa, Bill Wilkins, Chantel Richards, Conrad Gaskins, Dan Holiday, Darcia Johnson, Dominique Lyons, Edward Rees, Ernest Henderson, Eugene Hornsby, George Loomis, Grady Dunne, Gus Ramone, Ira Littleton, Ivan Lewis, Jacqueline Taylor, Jamal White, Leon Mayo, Margaret Healy, Michael Tate, Mike Bakalis, Paul Green, Raymond Benjamin

Time

1985, 2005, 21st century

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Alternative names

  • George Pelecanos
  • Pelecanos George P
  • Georges Pelecanos
  • Goerge P. Pelecanos

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August 2, 2021 Edited by Lisa merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
November 30, 2019 Edited by Lisa Edited without comment.
February 20, 2019 Edited by JeffKaplan merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import