A private detective helps a getaway driver get out of prison on a technicality, but then expects to be repaid in dangerous fashion, in George Pelecanos' The Man Who Came Uptown.
Pelecanos is a great contemporary crime writer who has also made forays into popular television shows such as The Wire and The Deuce. Most of his crime novels are set in Washington D.C., including this one.
The push-pull in this story is between the getaway driver, who is trying to go straight; the private detective, who is starting to go crooked; the detective's gradually reluctant partner; and a dissatisfied prison librarian who the driver meets up with once he is free. Throw in a lot of angry double-crossed criminals and the ending leaves nobody unscathed.
Another fine novel from Pelecanos that hits all the right beats. I checked this out from the New Castle-Henry County Public Library and read it quickly.
Pelecanos is a great contemporary crime writer who has also made forays into popular television shows such as The Wire and The Deuce. Most of his crime novels are set in Washington D.C., including this one.
The push-pull in this story is between the getaway driver, who is trying to go straight; the private detective, who is starting to go crooked; the detective's gradually reluctant partner; and a dissatisfied prison librarian who the driver meets up with once he is free. Throw in a lot of angry double-crossed criminals and the ending leaves nobody unscathed.
Another fine novel from Pelecanos that hits all the right beats. I checked this out from the New Castle-Henry County Public Library and read it quickly.
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