Constantine is a drifter with a lot of miles behind him, a lot more ahead and plenty of jobs in between that never showed up on anyone's books. Back in his home town, he hitches a ride on a bright spring morning with a little man named Polk. There's one stop Polk needs to make, and it changes Constantine's life forever. Like the kind of cars they don't make anymore and the kind of songs they don't sing, Shoedog has the style, rhythm and muscle of a classic.

Shoedog Reviews

The coolest writer in America * GQ *
One of the best crime novelists alive, George Pelecanos is an American original -- Dennis Lehane
A model exercise in dysfunction and doomed American cool * Guardian *
For some time George P. Pelecanos has been the best-kept secret in crime fiction, maybe all fiction. His stories have always been powerful tales of character and survival that grip the mind and the heart -- Michael Connelly
A gritty story of redemption and revenge that is utterly gripping from beginning to end * Maxim *
It's brilliant... Why has Tarantino not filmed this? -- N/A * Evening Standard *
As pared down and light on its feet as his protagonist... He writes like a dream... shocks and entertains right up to the bloody finale. -- Joanna Hines * Guardian *
It's brilliant. -- William Leith * The Scotsman *

About George Pelecanos

George Pelecanos was born in Washington, D.C. in 1957. He worked as a line cook, dishwasher, bartender, and woman's shoe salesman before publishing his first novel in 1992. He has since written fourteen crime novels set in and around Washington, D.C. and was a writer, producer and story editor on the acclaimed TV series The Wire. He lives with his wife and three children in Maryland.

Additional information

Sku

GOR002256038

ISBN 13

9781846687365

ISBN 10

1846687365

Title

Shoedog by George Pelecanos

Author

George Pelecanos

Series

Serpent's Tail Classics

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Profile Books Ltd

Year published

20100506

Number of pages

224

Prizes

N/A

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Note

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