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Title: Soul Circus by George P. Pelecanos ISBN: 0-316-60843-2 Publisher: Little, Brown Pub. Date: March, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (25 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A THINKING MAN'S THRILLER VERY WELL READ
Comment: With his 11th novel bestselling author George Pelecanos offers another powerful, disturbing and highly readable story set on the mean streets of Washington, D.C. Private investigator Derek Strange with the aid of Terry Quinn again takes center stage as turf battles erupt in violent grabs for territory and money.
Accomplished voice performer Richard Allen adds just the right amounts of menace and bravado to his reading, ably inhabiting the skins of both good and bad guys.
When a D. C. crime boss is captured and imprisoned he seems a shoo-in for the ultimate punishment. Lawyers representing the gang leader hire Strange to help in getting a lighter sentence. A witness is needed to cast doubt on testimony against the drug lord, and that witness might just be an angry former girlfriend. After all, hell hath no fury like a you-know-who.
Meanwhile with the crime boss in jail two young drug dealers are jousting for the apparently up for grabs neighborhood and profits to come. It is, as Pelecanos makes clear, a vicious circle that goes round and round in an amoral neighborhood where fear rules and friendships are forsaken.
Pelecanos writes thinking man's thrillers, as his legions of fans will attest.
- Gail Cooke
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: 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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