Excerpt from the night gardener by george pelecanos, plus. The victim is a 14yearold girl, and the police are all over. Pelecanos became a published author in 1992 when he began the nick stefanos series with a firing offense. This book was my first introduction to george pelecanos, and already ive added several more of his books to my tbr pile.
Pelecanos is the author of twenty books set in and around washington, d. Bookbrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us. See all books authored by george pelecanos, including right as rain, and the big blowdown, and more on. The murder unearths intense memories of a case ramone worked as a patrol cop twenty years earlier, when he and his partner, dan doc. He is also an independentfilm producer, an essayist, and the recipient of numerous international writing awards.
In 1985, the body of a 14yearold girl turns up in a washington, d. He is also a film and television producer and a television writer. What other book might you compare the night gardener to, and why. Buy the night gardener book online at best prices in india on. The night gardener gus ramone is good police, a former internal affairs investigator now working homicide for the citys violent crime branch. Buy the night gardener book online at low prices in india. Books by george pelecanos author of the night gardener. The series of murders, all involving local teenage victims, was never solved. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name.
Ive started an advance copy of george pelecanoss the night gardener. Pelecanos latest novel, the night gardener, opens literally on this familiar turf. Of course, pelecanos has been writing these sorts of books for longer than the wire has been on the air, so i suppose the wire is very pelecanosesque. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Of course, pelecanos has been writing these sorts of books for longer than the wire has been on the air, so i suppose the wire is very pelecanos esque. Buy the night gardener by george p pelecanos online at alibris. Choose from over 50,000 books from the premier collectible book site. The night gardener by george pelecanos first edition book.
Cook has retired, but he has never stopped agonizing about the night gardener killings. The night gardener by george pelecanos book club discussion. The night gardener is a 2006 crime novel by george pelecanos. George pelecanos born 1957 is an american novelist and writer tv and film. Pelecanos, george night gardener first edition book 1st editions now available. The night gardener has been described as a novel about three cops one good, one bad, one broken. Pelecanoss last book, drama city, is a masterpiece of american crime fiction. His new case involves the death of a local teenager named asa whose body has been found in a local community garden. The prologue to george pelecanoss new book, the night gardener, is set in 1985. Kindle store buy a kindle free kindle reading apps kindle books french ebooks. It is, simply, the best crime novel ive read in several years. George pelecanos has 43 books on goodreads with 24040 ratings.
It is set in washington, dc and focuses on homicide detective gus ramone, and excops dan. You can take pelecanos out of his two dc series starring nick stefanos shame. The night gardener by george p pelecanos, 9780316056502, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Review of the night gardener by george pelecanos, plus backstory and other interesting facts about the book. Dont be afraid of the raised lettering on the book jacket. By doing so, he emulated author michael connelly, who used this idea first.
Pelecanos is the author of eighteen novels set in and around washington, d. The night gardener begins in 1985, at the scene of a homicide committed by a serial killer known as the night gardener who has been targeting teenage victims. Ramone wonders if the night gardener has returnedand why he might have. The night gardener is george pelecanos s stunning crime thriller the story of two very different men united by the maliciousness of a deadly attacker. George pelecanos books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. He worked as a line cook, dishwasher, bartender, and womans shoe salesman before publishing his first novel in 1992. Holiday, though hes been off the job for years, calls on longretired cook, who tells him of a suspect he could never quite bring to book, a suspect whos recently been released from prison after serving 19plus years. In the years since, holiday has left the force under a cloud of morals charges, and now finds work as a bodyguard and driver. Buy a cheap copy of the night gardener book by george pelecanos. It opens and closes in 1985, at the latest horrific crime scene of a serial killer with a unique mo. Jul 24, 2006 the prologue to george pelecanoss new book, the night gardener, is set in 1985. This is the book where i thought his style and his characters completely came together. George pelecanos s most popular book is the night gardener.
It is the third book of a trilogy with the same protagonist, nick stefanos. Down by the river where the dead men go is a 1995 book by novelist george pelecanos. I had the pleasure of meeting george pelecanos at a reading and i told him the night gardener is for me his masterpiece. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the night gardener. The night gardener kindle edition by pelecanos, george p download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I really enjoyed this and would highly recommend to anyone who likes. Bigger and even more unstoppable than his previous thrillers, george pelecanos achieves in the night gardener what his brilliant career has been building toward. The night gardener by george pelecanos books hachette. He has published eighteen novels set in and around washington, d.
Night gardener by george pelecanos the denver post. In 2006, author pelecanos wrote the night gardener, which depicted a major change in writing style and also depicted his own cameo. The night gardener abridged fiction 2006 the night gardener. George pelecanos sets his fiction in and around washington, d. How does the city shape the events of the night gardener. The best american comparison, in fact, is james lee burke, who also keeps writing the same churning book over and over and. The author of several critically acclaimed and bestselling books, george p. The night gardener by george pelecanos houston chronicle. The night gardener by george pelecanos hachette book group.
George pelecanos is one of the writers of the wire and the night gardener, while not actually set in the same universe as wed say in the scifi world, feels very much the wireesque. This was one of my favorite books and now i want to read all of george pelecanos books. The prologue to george pelecanos s new book, the night gardener, is set in 1985. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ramone wonders if the night gardener has returnedand why he might have been inactive for all those years. Jun 10, 2009 bigger and even more unstoppable than his previous thrillers, george pelecanos achieves in the night gardener what his brilliant career has been building toward. Below is a list of george pelecanos books in order of when they were originally published. Aside from being an author, pelecanos also works as a tv writer, tv producer and as a film producer. The night gardener by george pelecanos, paperback barnes. The night gardener, pelecanos 14th book after drama city and hard revolution, is a novel whose back story is the story. Now it seems that both men are once again in the path of this disturbed serial killer. Many of his 20 books are in the genre of detective fiction and set primarily in his hometown of washington, d. The turnaround by george pelecanos and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Author pelecanos has also written and published several short fiction stories in a number of magazines and anthologies. Pelecanos drama city delivers a dignified, characterdriven epic that succeeds as both literary novel and pageturner. The past folds around the present in the night gardener, a novel whose central mystery stretches across two decades.
His early novels, beginning with a firing offense 1992, featured parttime dc detective nick stefanos. The night gardener kindle edition by pelecanos, george p. Excellent pelecanos book withstands being abridged would you listen to the night gardener again. George pelecanos books list of books by author george pelecanos. Popular music is the subject of much discussion among the male characters in the night gardener. In a scene in the movie shallow hal, the main character is seen reading this book. When the body of a local teenager turns up in a community garde. The night gardener npr coverage of the night gardener by george p. The night gardener has a strong claim to be regarded as his most impressive indivudual work, john dugdale sunday times george pelecanos is a stunningly good chronicler of the mean streets of washington dc. Mar 04, 2010 buy the night gardener 1st paperback by pelecanos, george isbn. George pelecanos is the author of several highly praised and bestselling novels, including the cut, what it was, the way home, the turnaround, and the night gardener. He worked as a producer, writer, and story editor for the hit hbo series the wire. Twenty years ago, officers gus ramone and dan holiday were brought together by the murder of eve drake, 14, whose palindromic first name marked her as the third victim of a sex killer dubbed the night gardener, whos already snuffed out otto williams and ava simmons.
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