'You already been a punk. Least you can do is go out like a man.' Then a dull popping sound and a quiet splash. That's how Nick Stefanos gets drawn into the murder of Calvin Jeter. An investigation that takes him through the roughest part of the nation's capital and the blackest parts of the human soul. Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go is the third volume in the Nick Stefanos series - which establishes George P. Pelecanos as the rightful heir to the noir tradition of James Cain, David Goodis and Jim Thompson.
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George Pelecanos was born in Washington, DC in 1957. He has worked as producer, writer and story editor for the acclaimed and award-winning US crime series, The Wire; his writing for the show earned him an Emmy nomination. He is the author of fifteen crime novels set in and around Washington, DC. The Big Blowdown was the recipient of the International Crime Novel of the Year award in both Germany and Japan; King Suckerman was shortlisted for the Gold Dagger Award in the UK. His short fiction has appeared in Esquire and the collections Unusual Suspects and Best American Mystery Stories of 1997. He is an award-winning journalist and pop-culture essayist who has written for the Washington Post. Pelecanos has also been involved in the production of several feature films. Most recently he has written an adaptation of King Suckerman for Dimension Films, and was co-writer on Paid in Full. Pelecanos lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife and three children.
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Soft cover. Condition: New. Serpent's Tail. 1996 Paperback 234 tanned pages but this is A BRAND NEW BOOK UNUSED. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request. Seller Inventory # abc439
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Softcover. Condition: Fine. 1st UK Edition; First Printing. A Fine first printing of the first edition signed by author George P. Pelecanos on the title page; Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go tells the story of a group of men in their seventies and eighties who are outcasts in a world that has passed them by. They live on the fringe of society, scraping by on what little pension money they have. When one of their number dies, they are forced to confront the fact that they may soon be alone. The men come together to bury their friend, and as they do, they start to share stories and memories from their past. Ultimately, the stories of these men show us that there is always hope and that friendship is the most powerful weapon a person can have.; 8vo; 234 pages; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 24127
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Soft cover. Condition: New. Serpent's Tail, 1995 Paperback pages have tanned but this is A BRAND NEW BOOK UNUSED. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request. Seller Inventory # nf3925
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Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United Kingdom
Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Foster, Karl (illustrator). First Edition. First UK edition. Published in the UK as a Mask Noir paperback original. Originally published in hard covers in the US by St. Martin's Press in 1995. Third novel in the Nick Stefanos series. Very light wear to the edges of the covers. Quite heavy browning to the page edges. The pages are browned but otherwise unmarked. Cover illustration by Karl Foster. First printing. Seller Inventory # 003148
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