Pelecanos, George <br/><br/>
The big blowdown 
/ George P. Pelecanos 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York  : St. Martin's Griffin  , 1996 
 - 313 p.  ; 24 cm. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780312242916 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Stefanos, Nick (Fictitious character)---Fiction<br/>Private investigators---Fiction---Washington (D.C.)<br/>Immigrants----Fiction
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Washington, D.C.---Fiction
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Detective and mystery stories---Fiction 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS3566.E354  / B54 1996 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>FIC PEL