The Way Home

The Way Home is another stellar effort from George Pelecanos, one of the greatest working writers in America today. Though Pelecanos works under the aegis of crime writer his novels have become vastly more encompassing than that, so acute at displaying American Dreams, lost & found, and so spot on......more

One of the award winning writers of 'The Wire', Pelecanos produces a pretty formulaic crime thriller in the 21st century mean streets of Baltimore. Readable and pretty much set in the same world as 'The Wire' but nothing special. Tells the story of a white middle class boy from a 'normal' home but w......more

This is a solid effort from George Pelecanos, but it suffers by comparison to some of his better books. Its principal themes involve the relationship between fathers and sons and the inadequacies of the juvenile justice system. But you get the feeling that Pelecanos is so determined to focus on thes......more

I’m skeptical whenever a critic claims a genre writer “gets better with every book.” Most writers I’ve followed (including, perhaps especially, the high-falutin’ types) work steadily until they find their groove. Once established, they return to the groove and work it until it becomes a rut. George......more

Pelecanos adds his twist to a standard crime story: people find a large sum of money and trouble follows. As always with Pelecanos, the crime is far less important than the characters. Most of this one hinges on a father-son relationship with son Chris trying to live down his past as a teen-age crim......more