Drama City

I'm really enjoying George Pelecanos' work, essentially if you liked or loved 'The Wire: A Dramatic Series for HBO', you'll love his books. Another great piece of crime writing sees a few hectic days in Washington DC through the eyes of a white female parole officer and a reformed gangbanger, turned......more

A high three stars. I couldn't bring myself to give this four stars. I think I've been giving out too many four stars lately, so this one gets a three. It's kind of like life in the game, sometimes shit just doesn't go your way. Like the streets the book reviewing game has its victims. The book is e......more

This is another excellent novel from George Pelecanos who demonstrates once again that he knows the seamier side of Washington, D.C. inside and out and can portray it better than anyone else. Even better are the characters who populate this novel--some good, some bad, some still making up their mind......more

The book Drama City is an aberration for George Pelecanos. One of the two main characters is actually a woman! Having a woman as a main player is almost unheard of for Pelecanos. Now we just have to see if there is any character development of Parole Officer Rachel Lopez. And what do you think? Are......more

While a familiar man walks his familiar dog by a familiar sign at the beginning of this book, it isn't about any recurring characters, which actually happens to be quite refreshing. I like Derek Strange & all that, but Lorenzo Brown can more than hang on his own without any help from more familiar D......more