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The big blowdown / George P. Pelecanos

By:

Pelecanos, George

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : St. Martin's Griffin , 1996Edition: 1st edDescription: 313 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780312242916

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Detective and mystery stories -- -Fiction

DDC classification:

FIC PEL

LOC classification:

PS3566.E354 B54 1996

Summary: Pelecanos goes for broke with a gangster epic that chronicles 25 turbulent years of immigrant life in post-WWII Washington, D.C. Pete Karras might be a confirmed skirt-chaser, but he's way too soft on the guys he's being paid to shake down. As a penalty for shirking his duty, he gets his legs broken and ends up limping through the streets he loves, working the counter of a diner owned by Nick Stefanos. When a kid shows up looking for a lost sister who's addicted to heroin and whoring to support her habit, Pete finds himself a cause.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Fiction / Ficción	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	General	FIC PEL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		005342

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Pelecanos goes for broke with a gangster epic that chronicles 25 turbulent years of immigrant life in post-WWII Washington, D.C. Pete Karras might be a confirmed skirt-chaser, but he's way too soft on the guys he's being paid to shake down. As a penalty for shirking his duty, he gets his legs broken and ends up limping through the streets he loves, working the counter of a diner owned by Nick Stefanos. When a kid shows up looking for a lost sister who's addicted to heroin and whoring to support her habit, Pete finds himself a cause.

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