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Title: Soul Circus by George P. Pelecanos, Richard Allen ISBN: 1-59086-404-2 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Pub. Date: December, 2003 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 3 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (25 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: EXCELLENT!!
Comment: George Pelecanos is one of today's best crime writers. I've read all of his novels and I can honestly say that I've never been disappointed. In his latest novel, Soul Circus, Mr. Pelecanos returns us to the Washington D.C. of Derek Strange and Terry Quinn. It's a Washington that most of us don't know about. Drug dealers, gangs, guns and violence abound, but that's not all these neighborhoods are about. Mr. Peleconos takes us deep into our capitols neighborhoods and culture.
If you've been keeping up with Mr. Pelecanos's writing you'll know that, Harriet Klausner pay attention here, this is Derek Strange and Terry Quinn's third appearance and Mr. Pelecanos's 11th novel.
As I said before I've enjoyed every one of his novels but the ending to Soul Circus is a surprise that I wasn't prepared for. It may just signal the end to Derek Strange's stories. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
If you've read Right as Rain and Hell to Pay then pick up this novel as soon as possible. If you haven't'..What are you waiting for?
Rating: 5
Summary: Highly intense.
Comment: "Soul Circus" is the darkest and most complicated in the Derek Strange series by George Pelecanos. There are fewer pop culture references as you experience the violence of the inner city.
"Soul Circus" is a western set in the part of D.C. "rarely seen by commuters and generally ignored by the press, out of sight and easily forgotten." PI's Derek Strange and Terry Quinn are lawmen in a lawless society.
Dialogue driven, full of vivid cultural realism, it is an intense story of the urban battlefield...not a whodunit, but rather a haunting crime novel with all the collateral damage and unintended consequences.
In the midst of a looming gang war between rival drug lords, Strange is driven by a complex moral anger, as he feels inadvertently responsible for a murder.
The interconnection of the subplots is profound. Mr. Pelecanos does have an agenda, but he integrates it seamlessly into the story without preaching.
The reality is truly disturbing, but it is skillfully written and a compelling read.
Not for the sqeamish...highly recommended!
Rating: 5
Summary: A Good Read For A Detective Novel
Comment: I usually don't read books about gumshoes since I didn't have an interest in the genre. But I read this book because it takes place in Washington, DC, and the author is also a Washingtonian. I throughly enjoyed this book but I don't think the character Terry Quinn was well rounded. He just seemed like a stereotypical angry white male who can't seem to understand "street life". It's not like living in Beirut when you live in Anacostia nor is it a place you want to get caught in walking at night when you're not from around there. Though I found Quinn more interesting than the protagonist Private Investigator Derek Strange, mostly because Quinn played an oddball. He was made out to be at least somewhat knowledgable in what he was doing since he was a former District cop. Then again I was mystified as to why he couldn't figure out how to navigate the urban territories to find this missing girl he was looking for. I found this a little annoying, I mean you don't walk up to people with a gun when you don't plan on shooting them. His death (or possible death?) could've been avoided if he wasn't so stupid in the end. Overall I enjoyed reading this book and look forward to reading another book with Derek Strange as the main character.
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Title: Hell to Pay by George Pelecanos ISBN: 0446611328 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Right as Rain by George P. Pelecanos ISBN: 0446610798 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Hard Revolution: A Novel by George Pelecanos ISBN: 0316608971 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: March, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Sweet Forever by George P. Pelecanos ISBN: 044023493X Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 10 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: The Big Blowdown by George P. Pelecanos ISBN: 0312242913 Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur Pub. Date: 24 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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